School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Chile
Chile: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 367,734 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Chile, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 367,734 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Chile peaked at 370,305 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 125,018 number, in 1980.
That places Chile 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 128,364 number | — |
| 1971 | 128,509 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 128,236 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 127,684 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 127,061 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 126,628 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 126,212 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 125,802 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 125,437 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 125,161 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 125,018 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 125,260 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 125,774 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 126,437 number | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 127,066 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 127,439 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 127,771 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 128,062 number | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 128,508 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 129,378 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 130,977 number | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 133,247 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 136,013 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 138,874 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 141,289 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 142,616 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 143,651 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 144,133 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 287,076 number | +99.2% |
| 1999 | 284,506 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 280,354 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 273,615 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 265,211 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 256,434 number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 248,960 number | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 244,768 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 240,795 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 237,969 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 236,146 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 235,029 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 234,207 number | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 235,733 number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 238,356 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 364,357 number | +52.9% |
| 2014 | 365,747 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 367,306 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 368,978 number | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 370,261 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 370,305 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 367,734 number | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 367,734 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 6.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Chile's 367,734 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 69,691 number, 5.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +99.2% | 144,133 number | 287,076 number |
| 2013 | +52.9% | 238,356 number | 364,357 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 126,909 number | 125,161 number | 128,509 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 127,071 number | 125,018 number | 129,378 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 168,238 number | 130,977 number | 287,076 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 251,928 number | 235,029 number | 280,354 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 328,298 number | 234,207 number | 370,305 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Chile?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Chile was 367,734 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 370,305 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,018 number in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.5%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.