School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) was 483,150 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Chile stood at 483,150 number.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Chile peaked at 577,913 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 252,495 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, female (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 436,852 number | — |
| 1971 | 443,765 number | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 450,031 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 456,852 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 464,368 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 472,475 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 480,261 number | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 487,405 number | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 493,033 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 496,888 number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 499,032 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 499,291 number | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 499,004 number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 498,496 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 497,637 number | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 496,390 number | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 495,035 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 493,594 number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 492,699 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 492,869 number | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 494,257 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 496,340 number | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 498,994 number | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 501,389 number | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 503,168 number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 504,256 number | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 504,947 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 252,495 number | -50.0% |
| 1998 | 509,755 number | +101.9% |
| 1999 | 515,567 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 523,611 number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 533,850 number | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 543,730 number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 552,434 number | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 560,076 number | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 566,791 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 573,014 number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 577,231 number | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 577,913 number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 573,923 number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 565,348 number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 553,606 number | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 540,385 number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 527,700 number | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 516,374 number | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 506,768 number | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 500,386 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 494,281 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 488,941 number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 485,153 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 483,150 number | -0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 483,150 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 60,335 number, 8.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 483,150 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 54,296 number, 8.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, upper secondary education, female (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 | +101.9% | 252,495 number | 509,755 number |
| 1997 | -50.0% | 504,947 number | 252,495 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 468,193 number | 436,852 number | 496,888 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 496,405 number | 492,699 number | 499,291 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 478,117 number | 252,495 number | 515,567 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 558,257 number | 523,611 number | 577,913 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 517,894 number | 485,153 number | 565,348 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 483,150 number | 483,150 number | 483,150 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, female in Chile?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Chile was 483,150 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 577,913 number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,495 number in 1997.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.