Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Chile

Chile: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 11.84 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
11.84
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
35th
of 89 countries
All-time high
11.84
in 2017
All-time low
8.48
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Chile, 1987–2017

02.557.51012.51987200220171987: 8.51990: 91992: 9.11994: 9.31996: 9.61998: 9.92000: 10.22003: 10.42006: 10.52009: 10.82011: 112013: 11.32015: 11.62017: 11.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Chile stood at 11.84. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Chile peaked at 11.84 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.48, in 1987.

Chile ranks 35th of 89 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 8.48 8.48 8.48 1
1990s 9.37 9.02 9.87 5
2000s 10.46 10.17 10.79 4
2010s 11.42 10.96 11.84 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 32 Austria 12.09 compare
  2. 33 Greece 12.06 compare
  3. 34 Argentina 11.98 compare
  4. 36 Luxembourg 11.79 compare
  5. 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.73 compare
  6. 38 Spain 11.58 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Chile?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Chile was 11.84 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 11.84 in 2017.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 8.48 in 1987.
How does Chile rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Chile ranks 35th out of 89 countries with data for 2017.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,218 data points, 1970–2021
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