Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile

Chile: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 2.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2.3%
Change on year
down 23.0%
World rank
91st
of 149 countries
All-time high
4.4%
in 2009
All-time low
2.3%
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

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

012342007201220182007: 3.4 %2008: 3.1 %2009: 4.4 %2010: 2.9 %2011: 3.2 %2012: 3.3 %2013: 3.5 %2014: 3.2 %2015: 3.3 %2016: 3.1 %2017: 3 %2018: 2.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 2.3% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.0% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile peaked at 4.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2018.

Chile ranks 91st of 149 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year % Change
2007 3.4%
2008 3.1% -9.8%
2009 4.4% +43.6%
2010 2.9% -34.6%
2011 3.2% +10.2%
2012 3.3% +4.7%
2013 3.5% +4.0%
2014 3.2% -6.8%
2015 3.3% +2.7%
2016 3.1% -6.0%
2017 3.0% -5.6%
2018 2.3% -23.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.7% 3.1% 4.4% 3
2010s 3.1% 2.3% 3.5% 9

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile was 2.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2018.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
Chile ranks 91st out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 4,615 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/