Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile

Chile: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 16.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16.1%
Change on year
down 41.6%
World rank
93rd
of 158 countries
All-time high
46.3%
in 1998
All-time low
16.1%
in 2018
Years of data
20
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile, 1998–2018

203040501998200820181998: 46.3 %1999: 46 %2000: 45.3 %2002: 43.5 %2003: 40.4 %2004: 38.9 %2005: 38.6 %2006: 37.9 %2007: 37.6 %2008: 37.2 %2009: 36.6 %2010: 35.9 %2011: 36.1 %2012: 34.6 %2013: 30.9 %2014: 30 %2015: 29 %2016: 28.1 %2017: 27.5 %2018: 16.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 16.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is down 41.6% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile peaked at 46.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2018.

Chile ranks 93rd of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Chile, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 46.3%
1999 46.0% -0.6%
2000 45.3% -1.6%
2002 43.5% -4.0%
2003 40.4% -7.2%
2004 38.9% -3.7%
2005 38.6% -0.6%
2006 37.9% -1.8%
2007 37.6% -0.8%
2008 37.2% -1.1%
2009 36.6% -1.7%
2010 35.9% -1.9%
2011 36.1% +0.6%
2012 34.6% -4.3%
2013 30.9% -10.6%
2014 30.0% -2.9%
2015 29.0% -3.5%
2016 28.1% -3.0%
2017 27.5% -2.2%
2018 16.1% -41.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 46.2% 46.0% 46.3% 2
2000s 39.6% 36.6% 45.3% 9
2010s 29.8% 16.1% 36.1% 9

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  1. 90 Aruba 17.4% compare
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  3. 92 Cyprus 16.7% compare
  4. 94 Morocco 16.0% compare
  5. 95 Brunei 16.0% compare
  6. 96 San Marino 15.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile?
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile was 16.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 46.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2018.
How does Chile rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Chile ranks 93rd out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.