School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Chile
Chile: School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) was 746,569 number in 2020. ▬ Flat
School age population, primary education, female in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, female in Chile is 746,569 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in Chile peaked at 1.10 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 712,585 number, in 2013.
Chile ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 739,751 number | — |
| 1971 | 748,286 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 754,626 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 758,616 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 760,164 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 759,618 number | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 758,601 number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 757,143 number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 755,260 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 753,045 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 750,699 number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 748,404 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 747,288 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 747,533 number | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 749,165 number | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 751,801 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 754,773 number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 757,205 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 759,272 number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 761,287 number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 763,911 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 768,059 number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 775,370 number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 785,738 number | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 798,845 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 813,359 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 826,513 number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million number | +33.1% |
| 1998 | 847,519 number | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 854,174 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 857,464 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 858,592 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 854,089 number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 843,749 number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 827,793 number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 808,058 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 789,313 number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 771,917 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 756,266 number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 742,817 number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 731,703 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 721,813 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 715,171 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 712,585 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 714,670 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 720,538 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 726,486 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 733,516 number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 740,358 number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 745,187 number | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 746,569 number | +0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 746,569 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 111,289 number, 6.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Chile's 746,569 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 135,248 number, 5.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, primary education, female (number) (age female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +33.1% | 826,513 number | 1.10 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 754,511 number | 739,751 number | 760,164 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 752,743 number | 747,288 number | 761,287 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 833,317 number | 763,911 number | 1.10 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 811,006 number | 742,817 number | 858,592 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 726,203 number | 712,585 number | 745,187 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 746,569 number | 746,569 number | 746,569 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 71 Sri Lanka 833,571 number compare
- 72 Ukraine 825,047 number compare
- 73 North Korea 815,160 number compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 732,712 number compare
- 76 Haiti 723,702 number compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 693,332 number compare
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, primary education, female in Chile?
- School age population, primary education, female in Chile was 746,569 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 712,585 number in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- Chile ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.