School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 1.38 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
1.38 million number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
66th
of 203 countries
All-time high
1.47 million number
in 2012
All-time low
930,438 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.38 million number for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 1.47 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 930,438 number, in 1970.
That places Chile 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 930,438 number | — |
| 1971 | 967,989 number | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 1.00 million number | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.03 million number | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.08 million number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.10 million number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.12 million number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.14 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.16 million number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.18 million number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 1.19 million number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.21 million number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.22 million number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.23 million number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.24 million number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.24 million number | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.24 million number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.24 million number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.24 million number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.24 million number | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.24 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.25 million number | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1.26 million number | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.26 million number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.27 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.28 million number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.28 million number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.28 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.30 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.32 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.34 million number | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.44 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.46 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.47 million number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.43 million number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.42 million number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.40 million number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million number | -1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.38 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 257,364 number, 5.4× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.38 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 260,288 number, 5.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million number | 930,438 number | 1.16 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 million number | 1.18 million number | 1.24 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.25 million number | 1.24 million number | 1.28 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.44 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 million number | 1.38 million number | 1.47 million number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Chile was 1.38 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 930,438 number in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 66th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.