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 19,242 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
19,242 number
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
67th
of 148 countries
All-time high
43,233 number
in 2009
All-time low
19,242 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2007201220182007: 33.1k number2008: 27.6k number2009: 43.2k number2010: 27.7k number2011: 29.6k number2012: 31.1k number2013: 32.0k number2014: 29.4k number2015: 30.6k number2016: 29.0k number2017: 26.7k number2018: 19.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile stood at 19,242 number. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Chile peaked at 43,233 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 19,242 number, in 2018.

That places Chile 67th 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, male (number) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 33,142 number
2008 27,624 number -16.6%
2009 43,233 number +56.5%
2010 27,651 number -36.0%
2011 29,580 number +7.0%
2012 31,060 number +5.0%
2013 32,024 number +3.1%
2014 29,379 number -8.3%
2015 30,582 number +4.1%
2016 28,982 number -5.2%
2017 26,713 number -7.8%
2018 19,242 number -28.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34,666 number 27,624 number 43,233 number 3
2010s 28,357 number 19,242 number 32,024 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 64 Cuba 22,084 number compare
  2. 65 Palestine, State of 21,778 number compare
  3. 66 Republic of Moldova 21,588 number compare
  4. 68 Armenia 19,112 number compare
  5. 69 Australia 18,763 number compare
  6. 70 Eswatini 16,360 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 19,242 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 43,233 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 19,242 number in 2018.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Chile ranks 67th 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 30.3%. 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, male (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, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,440 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/