Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile

Chile: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 249,985 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
249,985 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
295,062 number
in 2005
All-time low
233,600 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile stood at 249,985 number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile peaked at 295,062 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 233,600 number, in 1970.

That places Chile 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in Chile, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 233,600 number
1971 237,526 number +1.7%
1972 241,828 number +1.8%
1973 245,662 number +1.6%
1974 249,341 number +1.5%
1975 252,264 number +1.2%
1976 253,390 number +0.4%
1977 253,559 number +0.1%
1978 253,695 number +0.1%
1979 253,707 number +0.0%
1980 253,431 number -0.1%
1981 252,635 number -0.3%
1982 251,804 number -0.3%
1983 250,997 number -0.3%
1984 250,070 number -0.4%
1985 249,577 number -0.2%
1986 250,158 number +0.2%
1987 251,291 number +0.5%
1988 252,434 number +0.5%
1989 253,978 number +0.6%
1990 255,427 number +0.6%
1991 255,824 number +0.2%
1992 256,090 number +0.1%
1993 256,824 number +0.3%
1994 257,401 number +0.2%
1995 259,027 number +0.6%
1996 263,233 number +1.6%
1997 258,983 number -1.6%
1998 274,099 number +5.8%
1999 278,915 number +1.8%
2000 283,278 number +1.6%
2001 287,208 number +1.4%
2002 290,102 number +1.0%
2003 292,416 number +0.8%
2004 294,773 number +0.8%
2005 295,062 number +0.1%
2006 291,014 number -1.4%
2007 284,401 number -2.3%
2008 277,963 number -2.3%
2009 271,247 number -2.4%
2010 264,677 number -2.4%
2011 259,015 number -2.1%
2012 254,238 number -1.8%
2013 249,568 number -1.8%
2014 244,997 number -1.8%
2015 242,198 number -1.1%
2016 242,254 number +0.0%
2017 244,491 number +0.9%
2018 246,684 number +0.9%
2019 248,580 number +0.8%
2020 249,985 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 247,457 number 233,600 number 253,707 number 10
1980s 251,638 number 249,577 number 253,978 number 10
1990s 261,582 number 255,427 number 278,915 number 10
2000s 286,746 number 271,247 number 295,062 number 10
2010s 249,670 number 242,198 number 264,677 number 10
2020s 249,985 number 249,985 number 249,985 number 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 72 Benin 290,213 number compare
  2. 73 Burundi 277,097 number compare
  3. 74 South Sudan 276,851 number compare
  4. 76 Haiti 239,636 number compare
  5. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 231,955 number compare
  6. 78 Jordan 227,410 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for Chile

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile was 249,985 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 295,062 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 233,600 number in 1970.
How does Chile rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Chile ranks 75th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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 the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number/chile/">Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.