Urban population, above primary education in Chile

Chile: Urban population, above primary education was 0.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.9%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
7th
of 99 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 1996
All-time low
0.9%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Urban population, above primary education in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.811987200220171987: 0.925 % of population with high education1990: 0.941 % of population with high education1992: 0.947 % of population with high education1994: 0.947 % of population with high education1996: 0.955 % of population with high education1998: 0.953 % of population with high education2000: 0.953 % of population with high education2003: 0.949 % of population with high education2006: 0.937 % of population with high education2009: 0.93 % of population with high education2011: 0.931 % of population with high education2013: 0.928 % of population with high education2015: 0.922 % of population with high education2017: 0.921 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

In 2017, urban population, above primary education in Chile stood at 0.9%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Chile peaked at 1.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2017.

Chile ranks 7th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Urban population, above primary education in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of population with high education Change
1987 0.9%
1990 0.9% +1.7%
1992 0.9% +0.6%
1994 0.9% +0.0%
1996 1.0% +0.9%
1998 1.0% -0.2%
2000 1.0% -0.1%
2003 0.9% -0.4%
2006 0.9% -1.3%
2009 0.9% -0.7%
2011 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% -0.4%
2015 0.9% -0.6%
2017 0.9% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 5
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 4
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 4 Djibouti 1.0% compare
  2. 5 Uruguay 1.0% compare
  3. 6 Belgium 1.0% compare
  4. 8 Brazil 0.9% compare
  5. 9 Jordan 0.9% compare
  6. 10 Mexico 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Chile?
Urban population, above primary education in Chile was 0.9% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 1996.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2017.
How does Chile rank for urban population, above primary education?
Chile ranks 7th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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