School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Chile stood at 1.48 million number.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 1.75 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million number, in 1997.
That places Chile 77th 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, secondary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.34 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 1.40 million number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.43 million number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.45 million number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.49 million number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.50 million number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.51 million number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.51 million number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.51 million number | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.50 million number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.50 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.50 million number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 1.50 million number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.50 million number | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 1.50 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.51 million number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.52 million number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.53 million number | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.53 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.54 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million number | -33.5% |
| 1998 | 1.58 million number | +53.5% |
| 1999 | 1.60 million number | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.66 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.68 million number | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.71 million number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.74 million number | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.75 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.75 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.74 million number | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.69 million number | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.65 million number | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.61 million number | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.58 million number | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.55 million number | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.52 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million number | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.48 million number | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.48 million number | -0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.48 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 316,110 number, 4.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.48 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 242,690 number, 6.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) 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 | +53.5% | 1.03 million number | 1.58 million number |
| 1997 | -33.5% | 1.55 million number | 1.03 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.43 million number | 1.34 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.50 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.51 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.49 million number | 1.03 million number | 1.60 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 million number | 1.63 million number | 1.75 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.69 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1.48 million number | 1 |
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, secondary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Chile was 1.48 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million number in 1997.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.