School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile

Chile: School age population, early childhood educational development was 336,947 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
336,947 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
30th
of 92 countries
All-time high
367,952 number
in 2013
All-time low
235,031 number
in 2004
Years of data
15
1998–2019

School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200820191998: 279.0k number1999: 250.9k number2000: 243.9k number2001: 236.2k number2002: 236.4k number2003: 235.1k number2004: 235.0k number2005: 235.8k number2013: 368.0k number2014: 366.6k number2015: 363.9k number2016: 360.0k number2017: 352.8k number2018: 344.3k number2019: 336.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Chile is 336,947 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Chile peaked at 367,952 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 235,031 number, in 2004.

Chile ranks 30th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Chile, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 278,998 number
1999 250,947 number -10.1%
2000 243,934 number -2.8%
2001 236,237 number -3.2%
2002 236,396 number +0.1%
2003 235,097 number -0.5%
2004 235,031 number -0.0%
2005 235,822 number +0.3%
2013 367,952 number +56.0%
2014 366,598 number -0.4%
2015 363,904 number -0.7%
2016 359,987 number -1.1%
2017 352,824 number -2.0%
2018 344,307 number -2.4%
2019 336,947 number -2.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 336,947 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 4.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 336,947 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 136,899 number, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, early childhood educational development 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
2013 +56.0% 235,822 number 367,952 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 264,972 number 250,947 number 278,998 number 2
2000s 237,086 number 235,031 number 243,934 number 6
2010s 356,074 number 336,947 number 367,952 number 7

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 27 Canada 378,501 number compare
  2. 28 Kazakhstan 377,404 number compare
  3. 29 Haiti 374,805 number compare
  4. 31 North Korea 336,710 number compare
  5. 32 Saudi Arabia 298,118 number compare
  6. 33 Benin 281,629 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Chile?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile was 336,947 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 367,952 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 235,031 number in 2004.
How does Chile rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Chile ranks 30th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/