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 26,216 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
26,216 number
Change on year
down 17.6%
World rank
61st
of 148 countries
All-time high
48,292 number
in 2009
All-time low
26,216 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2007201220182007: 40.4k number2008: 37.4k number2009: 48.3k number2010: 31.1k number2011: 34.1k number2012: 34.8k number2013: 36.0k number2014: 33.8k number2015: 34.5k number2016: 32.5k number2017: 31.8k number2018: 26.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 26,216 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.6% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile peaked at 48,292 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 26,216 number, in 2018.

That places Chile 61st out of 148 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, female (number) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 40,448 number
2008 37,383 number -7.6%
2009 48,292 number +29.2%
2010 31,144 number -35.5%
2011 34,146 number +9.6%
2012 34,829 number +2.0%
2013 35,976 number +3.3%
2014 33,837 number -5.9%
2015 34,502 number +2.0%
2016 32,497 number -5.8%
2017 31,818 number -2.1%
2018 26,216 number -17.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42,041 number 37,383 number 48,292 number 3
2010s 32,774 number 26,216 number 35,976 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 58 Korea 31,090 number compare
  2. 59 Djibouti 30,531 number compare
  3. 60 Nicaragua 28,855 number
  4. 62 Republic of Moldova 23,320 number compare
  5. 63 Azerbaijan 22,226 number compare
  6. 64 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 21,989 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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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 26,216 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 48,292 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 26,216 number in 2018.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Chile ranks 61st out of 148 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 29.9%. 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, female (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, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 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/