Population of compulsory school age, female in Chile

Chile: Population of compulsory school age, female was 1.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.47 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
63rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.68 million number
in 2003
All-time low
1.11 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, female in Chile, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 1.1M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.7M number2004: 1.7M number2005: 1.7M number2006: 1.7M number2007: 1.6M number2008: 1.6M number2009: 1.6M number2010: 1.6M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 1.47 million number for population of compulsory school age, female in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Chile peaked at 1.68 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million number, in 1998.

Chile ranks 63rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Population of compulsory school age, female in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, female (number) in Chile, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 1.11 million number —
1999 1.13 million number +1.0%
2000 1.13 million number +0.7%
2001 1.14 million number +0.5%
2002 1.14 million number -0.1%
2003 1.68 million number +47.9%
2004 1.68 million number -0.4%
2005 1.66 million number -0.7%
2006 1.65 million number -0.9%
2007 1.63 million number -1.1%
2008 1.61 million number -1.3%
2009 1.59 million number -1.5%
2010 1.56 million number -1.7%
2011 1.53 million number -1.8%
2012 1.51 million number -1.6%
2013 1.49 million number -1.3%
2014 1.47 million number -0.9%
2015 1.47 million number -0.5%
2016 1.47 million number -0.1%
2017 1.47 million number +0.2%
2018 1.47 million number +0.3%
2019 1.47 million number +0.2%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 1.47 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 281,271 number, 5.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 1.47 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 310,736 number, 4.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population of compulsory school age, female in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2003 +47.9% 1.14 million number 1.68 million number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.12 million number 1.11 million number 1.13 million number 2
2000s 1.49 million number 1.13 million number 1.68 million number 10
2010s 1.49 million number 1.47 million number 1.56 million number 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 60 Bolivia 1.60 million number compare
  2. 61 Syria 1.55 million number compare
  3. 62 Australia 1.55 million number compare
  4. 64 Kazakhstan 1.46 million number compare
  5. 65 Zimbabwe 1.43 million number compare
  6. 66 Malaysia 1.43 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Chile?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Chile was 1.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2003.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million number in 1998.
How does Chile rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Chile ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (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 female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.