School age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile
Chile: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 244,886 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
244,886 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
289,948 number
in 2005
All-time low
230,107 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile is 244,886 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile peaked at 289,948 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 230,107 number, in 1970.
That places Chile 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 230,107 number | — |
| 1971 | 233,670 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 237,830 number | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 241,924 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 245,697 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 249,020 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 250,817 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 251,422 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 251,510 number | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 251,508 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 251,290 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 250,550 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 249,707 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 248,827 number | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 247,846 number | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 246,959 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 246,979 number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 247,671 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 248,646 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 249,863 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 251,259 number | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 251,894 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 252,172 number | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 252,563 number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 253,024 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 253,853 number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 256,778 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 253,880 number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 266,919 number | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 271,784 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 276,243 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 280,441 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 283,656 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 286,143 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 288,484 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 289,948 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 287,918 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 282,687 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 276,276 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 269,780 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 263,178 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 257,153 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 252,052 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 247,491 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 243,052 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 239,482 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 238,361 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 239,639 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 241,833 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 243,617 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 244,886 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 244,350 number | 230,107 number | 251,510 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 248,834 number | 246,959 number | 251,290 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 256,413 number | 251,259 number | 271,784 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 282,158 number | 269,780 number | 289,948 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 246,586 number | 238,361 number | 263,178 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 244,886 number | 244,886 number | 244,886 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 268,285 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 255,222 number compare
- 89 Congo 250,539 number compare
- 91 Tunisia 233,838 number compare
- 92 Belarus 231,870 number compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 226,803 number compare
More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Chile was 244,886 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 289,948 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 230,107 number in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Chile ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.