Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Chile

Chile: Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
17th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2017
All-time low
0.2%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.61987200220171987: 0.224 % of population with high education in working age1990: 0.4 % of population with high education in working age1992: 0.361 % of population with high education in working age1994: 0.406 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.392 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.421 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.417 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.433 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.421 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.43 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.474 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.479 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.489 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.51 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Chile is 0.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Chile peaked at 0.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1987.

Chile ranks 17th of 107 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
1990s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 5
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 14 Bangladesh 0.5% compare
  2. 15 Korea 0.5% compare
  3. 16 Iceland 0.5% compare
  4. 18 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare
  5. 19 Thailand 0.5% compare
  6. 20 Cyprus 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

More reference data data for Chile

All data for Chile β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Chile?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary in Chile was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1987.
How does Chile rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary?
Chile ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, above primary education (% of population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,441 data points, 1970–2021
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