School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.72 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile is 4.72 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile peaked at 4.72 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3261 years, in 1970.
That places Chile 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3261 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4016 years | +23.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4931 years | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6221 years | +26.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5178 years | -16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4948 years | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4844 years | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4364 years | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5347 years | +22.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6192 years | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6571 years | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6947 years | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.7623 years | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 0.8068 years | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 1.2 years | +48.8% |
| 1994 | 1.24 years | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 1.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.34 years | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.4 years | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.49 years | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 1.69 years | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 1.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.95 years | +15.1% |
| 2003 | 2.11 years | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 2.14 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 2.41 years | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 2.41 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2.8 years | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 2.98 years | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 3.25 years | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 3.65 years | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 3.92 years | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 4.14 years | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 4.33 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.45 years | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.51 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 4.59 years | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 4.62 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 4.72 years | +2.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 4.72 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.6 years, 1.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 4.72 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.19 years, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +48.8% | 0.8068 years | 1.2 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.472 years | 0.3261 years | 0.6221 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.6791 years | 0.5347 years | 0.8068 years | 6 |
| 1990s | 1.38 years | 1.2 years | 1.69 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.42 years | 1.69 years | 3.25 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.33 years | 3.65 years | 4.72 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Chile was 4.72 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.72 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3261 years in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Chile ranks 14th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.