Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Chile

Chile: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 127,149 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
127,149 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
75th
of 205 countries
All-time high
150,143 number
in 2005
All-time low
117,595 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 127,149 number.

The figure is 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 150,143 number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 117,595 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, male (number) in Chile, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 117,595 number
1971 119,547 number +1.7%
1972 121,688 number +1.8%
1973 123,616 number +1.6%
1974 125,479 number +1.5%
1975 126,973 number +1.2%
1976 127,560 number +0.5%
1977 127,682 number +0.1%
1978 127,796 number +0.1%
1979 127,852 number +0.0%
1980 127,767 number -0.1%
1981 127,408 number -0.3%
1982 127,039 number -0.3%
1983 126,693 number -0.3%
1984 126,297 number -0.3%
1985 126,136 number -0.1%
1986 126,489 number +0.3%
1987 127,133 number +0.5%
1988 127,792 number +0.5%
1989 128,662 number +0.7%
1990 129,489 number +0.6%
1991 129,755 number +0.2%
1992 129,960 number +0.2%
1993 130,404 number +0.3%
1994 130,768 number +0.3%
1995 131,653 number +0.7%
1996 133,822 number +1.6%
1997 131,596 number -1.7%
1998 139,385 number +5.9%
1999 141,847 number +1.8%
2000 144,078 number +1.6%
2001 146,090 number +1.4%
2002 147,578 number +1.0%
2003 148,768 number +0.8%
2004 149,980 number +0.8%
2005 150,143 number +0.1%
2006 148,088 number -1.4%
2007 144,731 number -2.3%
2008 141,465 number -2.3%
2009 138,055 number -2.4%
2010 134,719 number -2.4%
2011 131,827 number -2.1%
2012 129,383 number -1.9%
2013 126,996 number -1.8%
2014 124,667 number -1.8%
2015 123,251 number -1.1%
2016 123,252 number +0.0%
2017 124,376 number +0.9%
2018 125,486 number +0.9%
2019 126,445 number +0.8%
2020 127,149 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 124,579 number 117,595 number 127,852 number 10
1980s 127,142 number 126,136 number 128,662 number 10
1990s 132,868 number 129,489 number 141,847 number 10
2000s 145,898 number 138,055 number 150,143 number 10
2010s 127,040 number 123,251 number 134,719 number 10
2020s 127,149 number 127,149 number 127,149 number 1

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 72 Benin 147,107 number compare
  2. 73 South Sudan 140,054 number compare
  3. 74 Burundi 138,898 number compare
  4. 76 Haiti 121,585 number compare
  5. 77 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 118,428 number compare
  6. 78 Jordan 114,939 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 127,149 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 150,143 number in 2005.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 117,595 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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