Urban population, primary education and below in Chile

Chile: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
11th
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Urban population, primary education and below in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.729 % of population with low education1990: 0.773 % of population with low education1992: 0.786 % of population with low education1994: 0.8 % of population with low education1996: 0.797 % of population with low education1998: 0.803 % of population with low education2000: 0.793 % of population with low education2003: 0.798 % of population with low education2006: 0.81 % of population with low education2009: 0.81 % of population with low education2011: 0.823 % of population with low education2013: 0.82 % of population with low education2015: 0.821 % of population with low education2017: 0.819 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.8% for urban population, primary education and below in 2017.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Chile peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1987.

That places Chile 11th out of 98 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Urban population, primary education and below in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of population with low education Change
1987 0.7%
1990 0.8% +6.0%
1992 0.8% +1.6%
1994 0.8% +1.8%
1996 0.8% -0.4%
1998 0.8% +0.8%
2000 0.8% -1.3%
2003 0.8% +0.6%
2006 0.8% +1.5%
2009 0.8% -0.0%
2011 0.8% +1.7%
2013 0.8% -0.4%
2015 0.8% +0.1%
2017 0.8% -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 8 United States 0.9% compare
  2. 9 Jordan 0.9% compare
  3. 10 Djibouti 0.8% compare
  4. 12 Brazil 0.8% compare
  5. 13 Palestine 0.8% compare
  6. 14 Iceland 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Chile?
Urban population, primary education and below in Chile was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1987.
How does Chile rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Chile ranks 11th out of 98 countries with data for 2017.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
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