Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile

Chile: Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education was 37.8 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
37.8
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
55th
of 104 countries
All-time high
37.8
in 2017
All-time low
32.29
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile, 1987–2017

0102030401987200220171987: 32.31990: 331992: 33.31994: 33.91996: 34.41998: 34.22000: 35.12003: 35.32006: 35.12009: 36.32011: 36.62013: 37.12015: 37.52017: 37.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 37.8 for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile peaked at 37.8 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32.29, in 1987.

Chile ranks 55th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 32.29 —
1990 33.03 +2.3%
1992 33.31 +0.9%
1994 33.91 +1.8%
1996 34.37 +1.4%
1998 34.19 -0.5%
2000 35.07 +2.6%
2003 35.27 +0.6%
2006 35.14 -0.4%
2009 36.34 +3.4%
2011 36.64 +0.8%
2013 37.09 +1.2%
2015 37.46 +1.0%
2017 37.8 +0.9%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 37.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 42.02, 90% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 37.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.97, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 32.29 32.29 32.29 1
1990s 33.76 33.03 34.37 5
2000s 35.46 35.07 36.34 4
2010s 37.25 36.64 37.8 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 52 Mongolia 38.01 compare
  2. 53 Puerto Rico 37.98 compare
  3. 54 Belgium 37.88 compare
  4. 56 Niger 37.56 compare
  5. 57 Mauritius 37.49 compare
  6. 58 Austria 37.38 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile?
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Chile was 37.8 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 2017.
What is the lowest average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 32.29 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Chile ranks 55th out of 104 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,395 data points, 1970–2021
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