School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.48 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.48 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
77th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.75 million number
in 2006
All-time low
1.03 million number
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020
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 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% |
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
- 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, 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.