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 8.84 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
8.84
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
43rd
of 81 countries
All-time high
8.84
in 2017
All-time low
5.65
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

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

024681987200220171987: 5.71990: 6.11992: 6.11994: 6.41996: 6.21998: 6.22000: 6.62003: 72006: 7.52009: 7.92011: 8.12013: 8.22015: 8.72017: 8.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Chile recorded 8.84 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and in Chile peaked at 8.84 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.65, in 1987.

Chile ranks 43rd of 81 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 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, rural in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1987 5.65
1990 6.13 +8.5%
1992 6.14 +0.1%
1994 6.36 +3.6%
1996 6.2 -2.5%
1998 6.2 -0.0%
2000 6.62 +6.8%
2003 7.02 +6.0%
2006 7.49 +6.6%
2009 7.88 +5.2%
2011 8.07 +2.4%
2013 8.21 +1.7%
2015 8.71 +6.0%
2017 8.84 +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.65 5.65 5.65 1
1990s 6.21 6.13 6.36 5
2000s 7.25 6.62 7.88 4
2010s 8.46 8.07 8.84 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 40 South Africa 9.16 compare
  2. 41 Sri Lanka 9.01 compare
  3. 42 Republic of Moldova 8.9 compare
  4. 44 Spain 8.82 compare
  5. 45 Jamaica 8.76 compare
  6. 46 Türkiye 8.62 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 8.84 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 8.84 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 5.65 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and?
Chile ranks 43rd out of 81 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 18.1%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 17 and above, rural. 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, rural
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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