Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile

Chile: Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
6th
of 74 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.8%
in 1990
Years of data
13
1987–2017

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.811987200220171987: 0.923 % of population with low education aged 6-161990: 0.79 % of population with low education aged 6-161992: 0.838 % of population with low education aged 6-161996: 0.957 % of population with low education aged 6-161998: 0.878 % of population with low education aged 6-162000: 0.899 % of population with low education aged 6-162003: 0.936 % of population with low education aged 6-162006: 0.935 % of population with low education aged 6-162009: 0.952 % of population with low education aged 6-162011: 0.985 % of population with low education aged 6-162013: 0.986 % of population with low education aged 6-162015: 0.991 % of population with low education aged 6-162017: 0.988 % of population with low education aged 6-16

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education aged 6-16.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile is 1.0%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1990.

Chile ranks 6th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of population with low education aged 6-16 Change
1987 0.9%
1990 0.8% -14.4%
1992 0.8% +6.0%
1996 1.0% +14.3%
1998 0.9% -8.3%
2000 0.9% +2.4%
2003 0.9% +4.1%
2006 0.9% -0.0%
2009 1.0% +1.7%
2011 1.0% +3.5%
2013 1.0% +0.1%
2015 1.0% +0.4%
2017 1.0% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 4
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 3 Sri Lanka 1.0% compare
  2. 4 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  3. 5 Jamaica 1.0% compare
  4. 7 Costa Rica 1.0% compare
  5. 8 Kenya 1.0% compare
  6. 9 Hungary 1.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile?
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below in Chile was 1.0% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1990.
How does Chile rank for enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below?
Chile ranks 6th out of 74 countries with data for 2017.
Is enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrollment rate, aged 6-16, primary education and below (% of population with low education aged 6-16)
Unit
% of population with low education aged 6-16
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
74 places, 889 data points, 1970–2021
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