School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile

Chile: School age population, early childhood educational development was 349,900 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
349,900 number
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
31st
of 92 countries
All-time high
381,989 number
in 2013
All-time low
244,053 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: 289.4k number1999: 260.5k number2000: 253.2k number2001: 245.3k number2002: 245.4k number2003: 244.1k number2004: 244.1k number2005: 244.9k number2013: 382.0k number2014: 380.6k number2015: 377.9k number2016: 373.8k number2017: 366.3k number2018: 357.5k number2019: 349.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 349,900 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2019.

That represents a change of 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 381,989 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 244,053 number, in 2004.

Chile ranks 31st 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, male (number) in Chile, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 289,412 number
1999 260,499 number -10.0%
2000 253,231 number -2.8%
2001 245,287 number -3.1%
2002 245,447 number +0.1%
2003 244,109 number -0.5%
2004 244,053 number -0.0%
2005 244,892 number +0.3%
2013 381,989 number +56.0%
2014 380,612 number -0.4%
2015 377,926 number -0.7%
2016 373,762 number -1.1%
2017 366,324 number -2.0%
2018 357,506 number -2.4%
2019 349,900 number -2.1%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 349,900 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 82,443 number, 4.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 349,900 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 143,406 number, 2.4× 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% 244,892 number 381,989 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 274,956 number 260,499 number 289,412 number 2
2000s 246,170 number 244,053 number 253,231 number 6
2010s 369,717 number 349,900 number 381,989 number 7

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 28 Canada 397,023 number compare
  2. 29 Haiti 389,576 number compare
  3. 30 North Korea 352,822 number compare
  4. 32 Saudi Arabia 308,065 number compare
  5. 33 Romania 294,378 number compare
  6. 34 Benin 289,816 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 349,900 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 381,989 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 244,053 number in 2004.
How does Chile rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Chile ranks 31st 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (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

Male 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/