School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Chile

Chile: School life expectancy, pre-primary, male was 2.48 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
2.48 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
48th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.5 years
in 2015
All-time low
0.2208 years
in 1970
Years of data
40
1970–2018

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Chile, 1970–2018

00.511.522.51970199420181970: 0.221 years1971: 0.251 years1972: 0.292 years1973: 0.301 years1976: 0.501 years1977: 0.566 years1978: 0.609 years1979: 0.629 years1984: 0.68 years1985: 0.78 years1986: 0.808 years1988: 0.827 years1989: 0.807 years1990: 0.823 years1991: 0.752 years1992: 0.871 years1993: 0.905 years1994: 0.913 years1995: 0.974 years1996: 0.988 years1998: 1.5 years1999: 1.6 years2000: 1.6 years2002: 1.6 years2003: 1.5 years2004: 1.6 years2005: 1.6 years2006: 1.6 years2007: 1.6 years2008: 1.6 years2009: 1.7 years2010: 2.2 years2011: 2.3 years2012: 2.3 years2013: 2.4 years2014: 2.5 years2015: 2.5 years2016: 2.5 years2017: 2.5 years2018: 2.5 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Chile recorded 2.48 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in 2018.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Chile peaked at 2.5 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2208 years, in 1970.

Chile ranks 48th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Chile, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years) in Chile, 1970 to 2018.
Year years Change
1970 0.2208 years
1971 0.2514 years +13.9%
1972 0.2923 years +16.3%
1973 0.3011 years +3.0%
1976 0.5015 years +66.5%
1977 0.5657 years +12.8%
1978 0.6089 years +7.6%
1979 0.6293 years +3.4%
1984 0.6802 years +8.1%
1985 0.7795 years +14.6%
1986 0.8079 years +3.6%
1988 0.827 years +2.4%
1989 0.8073 years -2.4%
1990 0.8229 years +1.9%
1991 0.7518 years -8.6%
1992 0.8713 years +15.9%
1993 0.9052 years +3.9%
1994 0.9133 years +0.9%
1995 0.974 years +6.6%
1996 0.9883 years +1.5%
1998 1.49 years +51.1%
1999 1.56 years +4.3%
2000 1.58 years +1.5%
2002 1.56 years -1.3%
2003 1.51 years -3.1%
2004 1.56 years +3.1%
2005 1.63 years +4.5%
2006 1.62 years -0.7%
2007 1.65 years +1.8%
2008 1.63 years -0.9%
2009 1.69 years +3.3%
2010 2.2 years +30.4%
2011 2.29 years +4.2%
2012 2.31 years +0.7%
2013 2.41 years +4.6%
2014 2.48 years +2.8%
2015 2.5 years +0.8%
2016 2.5 years -0.1%
2017 2.47 years -1.0%
2018 2.48 years +0.4%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 2.48 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.37 years, 1.0× the median. (70 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 2.48 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92 years, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 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
1976 +66.5% 0.3011 years 0.5015 years
1998 +51.1% 0.9883 years 1.49 years
2010 +30.4% 1.69 years 2.2 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4214 years 0.2208 years 0.6293 years 8
1980s 0.7804 years 0.6802 years 0.827 years 5
1990s 1.03 years 0.7518 years 1.56 years 9
2000s 1.6 years 1.51 years 1.69 years 9
2010s 2.4 years 2.2 years 2.5 years 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 45 Serbia 2.55 years compare
  2. 46 Ukraine 2.55 years compare
  3. 47 Maldives 2.5 years compare
  4. 49 Kazakhstan 2.47 years compare
  5. 50 Colombia 2.35 years compare
  6. 51 Ghana 2.35 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Chile?
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male in Chile was 2.48 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2.5 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2208 years in 1970.
How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, male?
Chile ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, pre-primary, male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, pre-primary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 7,031 data points, 1970–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.