School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) in Chile
Chile: School age population, tertiary education, female (number) (age) was 679,310 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
679,310 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
67th
of 203 countries
All-time high
725,190 number
in 2012
All-time low
461,958 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 679,310 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Chile peaked at 725,190 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 461,958 number, in 1970.
That places Chile 67th 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, female (number) (age) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 461,958 number | — |
| 1971 | 481,741 number | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 500,445 number | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 516,632 number | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 530,487 number | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 541,695 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 550,361 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 558,751 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 567,835 number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 577,315 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 587,229 number | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 596,086 number | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 603,790 number | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 609,635 number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 613,740 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 616,108 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 617,440 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 617,681 number | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 617,402 number | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 616,784 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 615,859 number | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 614,684 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 614,296 number | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 614,862 number | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 616,246 number | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 618,622 number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 621,816 number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 624,991 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 627,597 number | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 629,590 number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 630,715 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 633,139 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 636,823 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 642,899 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 651,301 number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 662,030 number | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 674,945 number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 687,497 number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 698,544 number | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 708,072 number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 716,166 number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 722,801 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 725,190 number | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 722,724 number | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 715,981 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 705,041 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 697,843 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 689,071 number | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 679,310 number | -1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 679,310 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 123,328 number, 5.5× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Chile's 679,310 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 127,650 number, 5.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 528,722 number | 461,958 number | 577,315 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 609,590 number | 587,229 number | 617,681 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 619,856 number | 614,296 number | 629,590 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 662,596 number | 630,715 number | 708,072 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 708,236 number | 679,310 number | 725,190 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, female in Chile?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Chile was 679,310 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 725,190 number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 461,958 number in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Chile ranks 67th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.