School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Chile

Chile: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 381,167 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
381,167 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
72nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
383,896 number
in 2018
All-time low
128,467 number
in 1980
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Chile, 1970–2019

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Chile is 381,167 number, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Chile peaked at 383,896 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 128,467 number, in 1980.

Chile ranks 72nd of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) (School) in Chile, year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Chile, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 130,800 number —
1971 131,011 number +0.2%
1972 130,828 number -0.1%
1973 130,379 number -0.3%
1974 129,861 number -0.4%
1975 129,516 number -0.3%
1976 129,207 number -0.2%
1977 128,910 number -0.2%
1978 128,662 number -0.2%
1979 128,501 number -0.1%
1980 128,467 number -0.0%
1981 128,823 number +0.3%
1982 129,458 number +0.5%
1983 130,249 number +0.6%
1984 131,017 number +0.6%
1985 131,539 number +0.4%
1986 131,957 number +0.3%
1987 132,345 number +0.3%
1988 132,897 number +0.4%
1989 133,890 number +0.7%
1990 135,629 number +1.3%
1991 138,003 number +1.8%
1992 140,882 number +2.1%
1993 143,858 number +2.1%
1994 146,371 number +1.7%
1995 147,762 number +1.0%
1996 148,861 number +0.7%
1997 149,390 number +0.4%
1998 297,650 number +99.2%
1999 295,026 number -0.9%
2000 290,717 number -1.5%
2001 283,781 number -2.4%
2002 275,104 number -3.1%
2003 266,030 number -3.3%
2004 258,301 number -2.9%
2005 253,967 number -1.7%
2006 249,861 number -1.6%
2007 246,946 number -1.2%
2008 245,068 number -0.8%
2009 243,913 number -0.5%
2010 243,050 number -0.4%
2011 244,575 number +0.6%
2012 247,240 number +1.1%
2013 377,913 number +52.9%
2014 379,360 number +0.4%
2015 381,044 number +0.4%
2016 382,628 number +0.4%
2017 383,882 number +0.3%
2018 383,896 number +0.0%
2019 381,167 number -0.7%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 381,167 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 66,020 number, 5.8× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 381,167 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72,948 number, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +99.2% 149,390 number 297,650 number
2013 +52.9% 247,240 number 377,913 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 129,768 number 128,501 number 131,011 number 10
1980s 131,064 number 128,467 number 133,890 number 10
1990s 174,343 number 135,629 number 297,650 number 10
2000s 261,369 number 243,913 number 290,717 number 10
2010s 340,476 number 243,050 number 383,896 number 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 69 Zimbabwe 456,646 number compare
  2. 70 Papua New Guinea 438,843 number compare
  3. 71 Haiti 384,167 number compare
  4. 73 Burundi 364,000 number compare
  5. 74 Benin 351,019 number compare
  6. 75 Togo 345,697 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Chile?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Chile was 381,167 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 383,896 number in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 128,467 number in 1980.
How does Chile rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
Chile ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.