Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chile

Chile: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 49,020 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
49,020 number
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
58th
of 137 countries
All-time high
122,461 number
in 2009
All-time low
49,020 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chile, 2007–2018

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2007201220182007: 91.7k number2008: 96.9k number2009: 122.5k number2010: 91.7k number2011: 88.5k number2012: 91.2k number2013: 72.1k number2014: 66.5k number2015: 62.4k number2016: 58.6k number2017: 57.1k number2018: 49.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 49,020 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chile peaked at 122,461 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 49,020 number, in 2018.

Chile ranks 58th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 91,710 number
2008 96,937 number +5.7%
2009 122,461 number +26.3%
2010 91,662 number -25.2%
2011 88,461 number -3.5%
2012 91,162 number +3.1%
2013 72,115 number -20.9%
2014 66,457 number -7.8%
2015 62,351 number -6.2%
2016 58,594 number -6.0%
2017 57,141 number -2.5%
2018 49,020 number -14.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 49,020 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,134 number, 8.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 49,020 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44,532 number, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 103,703 number 91,710 number 122,461 number 3
2010s 70,774 number 49,020 number 91,662 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 55 Poland 56,238 number compare
  2. 56 Bulgaria 53,221 number compare
  3. 57 Cuba 50,284 number compare
  4. 59 Spain 47,917 number compare
  5. 60 Djibouti 47,111 number compare
  6. 61 Jamaica 45,264 number compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chile?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Chile was 49,020 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 122,461 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 49,020 number in 2018.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Chile ranks 58th out of 137 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 4,161 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/