School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile

Chile: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.44 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.44 million number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
60th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.49 million number
in 2014
All-time low
477,257 number
in 2010
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile, 1998–2019

500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1.5M1998200820191998: 1.2M number1999: 1.1M number2000: 1.1M number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 986.3k number2005: 979.4k number2006: 490.7k number2007: 484.9k number2008: 481.2k number2009: 478.9k number2010: 477.3k number2011: 480.3k number2012: 485.6k number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.5M number2019: 1.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile stood at 1.44 million number.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 199.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 1.49 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 477,257 number, in 2010.

Chile ranks 60th of 199 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.12 million number 1.09 million number 1.15 million number 2
2000s 803,251 number 478,942 number 1.07 million number 10
2010s 1.18 million number 477,257 number 1.49 million number 10

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 57 Somalia 1.49 million number compare
  2. 58 Poland 1.49 million number compare
  3. 59 Senegal 1.49 million number compare
  4. 61 Iran 1.39 million number compare
  5. 62 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1.36 million number compare
  6. 63 Australia 1.32 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile?
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile was 1.44 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 477,257 number in 2010.
How does Chile rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
Chile ranks 60th out of 199 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 199.8%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/