Average age, primary education and below in Chile

Chile: Average age, primary education and below was 40.42 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
40.42
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
44th
of 105 countries
All-time high
47.05
in 2009
All-time low
26.83
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average age, primary education and below in Chile, 1987–2017

010203040501987200220171987: 26.81990: 39.61992: 40.11994: 32.51996: 31.51998: 38.72000: 42.82003: 43.62006: 45.42009: 47.12011: 37.32013: 38.62015: 39.32017: 40.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 40.42 for average age, primary education and below in 2017.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, primary education and below in Chile peaked at 47.05 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26.83, in 1987.

Chile ranks 44th of 105 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26.83 26.83 26.83 1
1990s 36.5 31.54 40.15 5
2000s 44.74 42.83 47.05 4
2010s 38.92 37.32 40.42 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 41 Indonesia 42.83 compare
  2. 42 China 42.05 compare
  3. 43 Romania 40.61 compare
  4. 45 Cambodia 38.91 compare
  5. 46 Costa Rica 38.03 compare
  6. 47 Norway 36.97 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, primary education and below in Chile?
Average age, primary education and below in Chile was 40.42 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 47.05 in 2009.
What is the lowest average age, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 26.83 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average age, primary education and below?
Chile ranks 44th out of 105 countries with data for 2017.
Is average age, primary education and below rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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