Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile

Chile: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 4.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
4.7%
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
119th
of 143 countries
All-time high
12.9%
in 2009
All-time low
4.7%
in 2018
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile, 2007–2018

0510152007201220182007: 8.9 %2008: 10.3 %2009: 12.9 %2010: 10.7 %2011: 9.8 %2012: 10.4 %2013: 6.8 %2014: 6.3 %2015: 5.5 %2016: 5.2 %2017: 5.1 %2018: 4.7 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile peaked at 12.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2018.

That places Chile 119th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year % Change
2007 8.9%
2008 10.3% +16.0%
2009 12.9% +25.4%
2010 10.7% -17.2%
2011 9.8% -8.3%
2012 10.4% +6.3%
2013 6.8% -34.3%
2014 6.3% -7.8%
2015 5.5% -13.0%
2016 5.2% -5.1%
2017 5.1% -1.8%
2018 4.7% -9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.7% 8.9% 12.9% 3
2010s 7.2% 4.7% 10.7% 9

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  6. 122 Ukraine 4.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Chile was 4.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2018.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
Chile ranks 119th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,990 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of females of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary school age.