School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile
Chile: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 260,524 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile is 260,524, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile peaked at 308,273 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 242,724, in 2018.
Chile ranks 96th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 280,785 | — |
| 2001 | 294,070 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 303,795 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 308,273 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 306,750 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 298,787 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 292,617 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 287,976 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 282,884 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 277,558 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 272,391 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 268,143 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 263,720 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 259,429 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 255,905 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 251,077 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 246,355 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 243,199 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 242,724 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 246,959 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 254,783 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 262,545 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 266,870 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 267,090 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 264,356 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 260,524 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 293,350 | 277,558 | 308,273 | 10 |
| 2010s | 254,990 | 242,724 | 272,391 | 10 |
| 2020s | 262,695 | 254,783 | 267,090 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 93 Belarus 294,521 compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 289,341 compare
- 95 Mauritania 261,086 compare
- 97 Israel 259,053 compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 246,992 compare
- 99 Czechia 246,212 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, male in Chile?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile was 260,524 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 308,273 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 242,724 in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Chile ranks 96th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release