UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile

Chile: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 10.48 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
10.48
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
50th
of 91 countries
All-time high
10.48
in 2017
All-time low
5.5
in 1970
Years of data
10
1970–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile, 1970–2017

02.557.5101970199320171970: 5.51982: 6.12004: 9.62007: 9.72008: 102010: 9.72011: 9.42013: 10.32015: 10.12017: 10.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile stood at 10.48. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile peaked at 10.48 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 1970.

That places Chile 50th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Chile, 1970 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1970 5.5
1982 6.14 +11.6%
2004 9.64 +57.0%
2007 9.72 +0.8%
2008 9.96 +2.4%
2010 9.74 -2.2%
2011 9.39 -3.6%
2013 10.28 +9.4%
2015 10.11 -1.6%
2017 10.48 +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.5 5.5 5.5 1
1980s 6.14 6.14 6.14 1
2000s 9.77 9.64 9.96 3
2010s 10 9.39 10.48 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 47 Trinidad and Tobago 10.6 compare
  2. 48 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 10.59 compare
  3. 49 Belize 10.5 compare
  4. 51 Andorra 10.44 compare
  5. 52 Bahrain 10.38 compare
  6. 53 Macao 10.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Chile was 10.48 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 10.48 in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 1970.
How does Chile rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Chile ranks 50th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/