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Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Chile

Chile: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 3.00 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3.00 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 186 countries
All-time high
3.42 million number
in 2003
All-time low
2.27 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Chile, 1998–2019

01.0M2.0M3.0M1998200820191998: 2.3M number1999: 2.3M number2000: 2.3M number2001: 2.3M number2002: 2.3M number2003: 3.4M number2004: 3.4M number2005: 3.4M number2006: 3.4M number2007: 3.3M number2008: 3.3M number2009: 3.2M number2010: 3.2M number2011: 3.1M number2012: 3.1M number2013: 3.0M number2014: 3.0M number2015: 3.0M number2016: 3.0M number2017: 3.0M number2018: 3.0M number2019: 3.0M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 3.00 million number for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Chile peaked at 3.42 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.27 million number, in 1998.

That places Chile 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.28 million number 2.27 million number 2.29 million number 2
2000s 3.04 million number 2.31 million number 3.42 million number 10
2010s 3.03 million number 2.98 million number 3.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 61 Australia 3.18 million number compare
  2. 62 Syria 3.17 million number compare
  3. 63 Kazakhstan 3.01 million number compare
  4. 65 Malaysia 2.94 million number compare
  5. 66 Dominican Republic 2.89 million number compare
  6. 67 Zimbabwe 2.87 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Chile?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in Chile was 3.00 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 3.42 million number in 2003.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 2.27 million number in 1998.
How does Chile rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
Chile ranks 64th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.