Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile

Chile: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and was 13.89 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.89
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
6th
of 88 countries
All-time high
13.89
in 2017
All-time low
12.14
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile, 1987–2017

0510151987200220171987: 12.11990: 13.41992: 13.41994: 13.41996: 13.31998: 13.52000: 13.52003: 13.62006: 13.52009: 13.62011: 13.62013: 13.72015: 13.82017: 13.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile is 13.89, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile peaked at 13.89 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.14, in 1987.

Chile ranks 6th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 12.14
1990 13.45 +10.7%
1992 13.37 -0.6%
1994 13.44 +0.5%
1996 13.27 -1.2%
1998 13.54 +2.0%
2000 13.53 -0.1%
2003 13.57 +0.3%
2006 13.5 -0.5%
2009 13.55 +0.4%
2011 13.61 +0.4%
2013 13.72 +0.9%
2015 13.76 +0.3%
2017 13.89 +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 12.14 12.14 12.14 1
1990s 13.41 13.27 13.54 5
2000s 13.54 13.5 13.57 4
2010s 13.74 13.61 13.89 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 3 Pakistan 14.6 compare
  2. 4 Republic of Korea 14.08 compare
  3. 5 Mexico 14.01 compare
  4. 7 Denmark 13.7 compare
  5. 8 France 13.58 compare
  6. 9 Belarus 13.43 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile was 13.89 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 13.89 in 2017.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 12.14 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Chile ranks 6th out of 88 countries with data for 2017.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
88 places, 1,164 data points, 1970–2021
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