School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile
Chile: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 253,469 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
253,469 number
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
90th
of 205 countries
All-time high
300,355 number
in 2005
All-time low
233,130 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 253,469 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile peaked at 300,355 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 233,130 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, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 233,130 number | — |
| 1971 | 236,688 number | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 240,827 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 244,939 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 248,793 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 252,232 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 254,104 number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 254,846 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 255,109 number | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 255,302 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 255,295 number | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 254,702 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 254,043 number | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 253,387 number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 252,677 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 252,126 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 252,386 number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 253,386 number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 254,715 number | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 256,326 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 258,146 number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 259,070 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 259,653 number | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 260,359 number | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 261,131 number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 262,254 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 265,433 number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 262,114 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 276,113 number | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 281,211 number | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 285,876 number | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 290,261 number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 293,651 number | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 296,287 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 298,771 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 300,355 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 298,271 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 292,888 number | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 286,289 number | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 279,595 number | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 272,789 number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 266,498 number | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 261,170 number | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 256,407 number | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 251,800 number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 248,139 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 246,853 number | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 248,124 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 250,370 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 252,195 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 253,469 number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 247,597 number | 233,130 number | 255,302 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 253,904 number | 252,126 number | 256,326 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 264,548 number | 258,146 number | 281,211 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 292,224 number | 279,595 number | 300,355 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 255,434 number | 246,853 number | 272,789 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 253,469 number | 253,469 number | 253,469 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 87 South Sudan 276,377 number compare
- 88 Central African Republic 256,535 number compare
- 89 Congo 253,755 number compare
- 91 Tunisia 252,095 number compare
- 92 Belarus 244,268 number compare
- 93 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 236,562 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, male in Chile?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Chile was 253,469 number in 2020, 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 300,355 number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 233,130 number in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Chile ranks 90th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.