Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile

Chile: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 122,836 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
122,836 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
144,919 number
in 2005
All-time low
116,005 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile stood at 122,836 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile peaked at 144,919 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 116,005 number, in 1970.

Chile ranks 75th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female (number) in Chile, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 116,005 number
1971 117,979 number +1.7%
1972 120,140 number +1.8%
1973 122,046 number +1.6%
1974 123,862 number +1.5%
1975 125,291 number +1.2%
1976 125,830 number +0.4%
1977 125,877 number +0.0%
1978 125,899 number +0.0%
1979 125,855 number -0.0%
1980 125,664 number -0.2%
1981 125,227 number -0.3%
1982 124,765 number -0.4%
1983 124,304 number -0.4%
1984 123,773 number -0.4%
1985 123,441 number -0.3%
1986 123,669 number +0.2%
1987 124,158 number +0.4%
1988 124,642 number +0.4%
1989 125,316 number +0.5%
1990 125,938 number +0.5%
1991 126,069 number +0.1%
1992 126,130 number +0.0%
1993 126,420 number +0.2%
1994 126,633 number +0.2%
1995 127,374 number +0.6%
1996 129,411 number +1.6%
1997 127,387 number -1.6%
1998 134,714 number +5.8%
1999 137,068 number +1.7%
2000 139,200 number +1.6%
2001 141,118 number +1.4%
2002 142,524 number +1.0%
2003 143,648 number +0.8%
2004 144,793 number +0.8%
2005 144,919 number +0.1%
2006 142,926 number -1.4%
2007 139,670 number -2.3%
2008 136,498 number -2.3%
2009 133,192 number -2.4%
2010 129,958 number -2.4%
2011 127,188 number -2.1%
2012 124,855 number -1.8%
2013 122,572 number -1.8%
2014 120,330 number -1.8%
2015 118,947 number -1.1%
2016 119,002 number +0.0%
2017 120,115 number +0.9%
2018 121,198 number +0.9%
2019 122,135 number +0.8%
2020 122,836 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 122,878 number 116,005 number 125,899 number 10
1980s 124,496 number 123,441 number 125,664 number 10
1990s 128,714 number 125,938 number 137,068 number 10
2000s 140,849 number 133,192 number 144,919 number 10
2010s 122,630 number 118,947 number 129,958 number 10
2020s 122,836 number 122,836 number 122,836 number 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 72 Benin 143,106 number compare
  2. 73 Burundi 138,199 number compare
  3. 74 South Sudan 136,797 number compare
  4. 76 Haiti 118,051 number compare
  5. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 113,527 number compare
  6. 78 Jordan 112,471 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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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 122,836 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 144,919 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 116,005 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 5.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (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

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