School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) was 982,980 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 982,980 number for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 1.18 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 512,434 number, in 1997.
Chile ranks 63rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 877,708 number | — |
| 1971 | 891,458 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 904,164 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 918,027 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 933,286 number | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 949,698 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 965,167 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 979,483 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 990,928 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 998,934 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.00 million number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 1.00 million number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.00 million number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.00 million number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 998,002 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 995,656 number | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 994,562 number | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 995,722 number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 999,411 number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.00 million number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.01 million number | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million number | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.02 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.02 million number | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 million number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 512,434 number | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 1.04 million number | +102.1% |
| 1999 | 1.05 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.06 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.12 million number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.14 million number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.15 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.17 million number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.10 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.03 million number | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 994,738 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 987,070 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 982,980 number | -0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 982,980 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 128,810 number, 7.6× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 982,980 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115,976 number, 8.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper 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 | +102.1% | 512,434 number | 1.04 million number |
| 1997 | -50.0% | 1.03 million number | 512,434 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 940,885 number | 877,708 number | 998,934 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.00 million number | 994,562 number | 1.00 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 969,444 number | 512,434 number | 1.05 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million number | 1.06 million number | 1.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million number | 987,070 number | 1.15 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 982,980 number | 982,980 number | 982,980 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile was 982,980 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 512,434 number in 1997.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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, upper 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 upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.