Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile

Chile: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 5.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
5.1%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
101st
of 138 countries
All-time high
10.6%
in 2009
All-time low
4.5%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile, 2007–2018

02.557.5102007201220182007: 7.5 %2008: 8.5 %2009: 10.6 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 7.7 %2012: 8.1 %2013: 5.4 %2014: 4.8 %2015: 4.5 %2016: 4.7 %2017: 5.2 %2018: 5.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 5.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2018.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile peaked at 10.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2015.

Chile ranks 101st of 138 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year % Change
2007 7.5%
2008 8.5% +14.1%
2009 10.6% +24.3%
2010 8.4% -20.5%
2011 7.7% -8.9%
2012 8.1% +5.7%
2013 5.4% -32.8%
2014 4.8% -11.5%
2015 4.5% -6.7%
2016 4.7% +3.6%
2017 5.2% +12.1%
2018 5.1% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.8% 7.5% 10.6% 3
2010s 6.0% 4.5% 8.4% 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 98 Greece 5.4% compare
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  3. 100 Malta 5.2% compare
  4. 102 Austria 4.7% compare
  5. 103 Grenada 4.5% compare
  6. 104 Uruguay 4.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile?
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile was 5.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2015.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
Chile ranks 101st out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,097 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of adolescents and youth of 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/