Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile

Chile: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 45,458 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
45,458 number
Change on year
down 22.3%
World rank
63rd
of 149 countries
All-time high
91,525 number
in 2009
All-time low
45,458 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2007201220182007: 73.6k number2008: 65.0k number2009: 91.5k number2010: 58.8k number2011: 63.7k number2012: 65.9k number2013: 68.0k number2014: 63.2k number2015: 65.1k number2016: 61.5k number2017: 58.5k number2018: 45.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 45,458 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.3% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile peaked at 91,525 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45,458 number, in 2018.

That places Chile 63rd out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 73,590 number
2008 65,007 number -11.7%
2009 91,525 number +40.8%
2010 58,795 number -35.8%
2011 63,726 number +8.4%
2012 65,889 number +3.4%
2013 68,000 number +3.2%
2014 63,216 number -7.0%
2015 65,084 number +3.0%
2016 61,479 number -5.5%
2017 58,531 number -4.8%
2018 45,458 number -22.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76,707 number 65,007 number 91,525 number 3
2010s 61,131 number 45,458 number 68,000 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 60 Tajikistan 59,916 number compare
  2. 61 Azerbaijan 56,789 number compare
  3. 62 Uzbekistan 47,266 number compare
  4. 64 Republic of Moldova 44,908 number compare
  5. 65 Libya 44,748 number
  6. 66 Cuba 43,978 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile was 45,458 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 91,525 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 45,458 number in 2018.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Chile ranks 63rd out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/