Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Chile

Chile: Working-age population with post-secondary education, total was 0.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
up 8.0%
World rank
29th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2017
All-time low
0.1%
in 1987
Years of data
14
1987–2017

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

00.10.20.31987200220171987: 0.125 % of total population in working age1990: 0.151 % of total population in working age1992: 0.134 % of total population in working age1994: 0.164 % of total population in working age1996: 0.177 % of total population in working age1998: 0.2 % of total population in working age2000: 0.202 % of total population in working age2003: 0.222 % of total population in working age2006: 0.222 % of total population in working age2009: 0.245 % of total population in working age2011: 0.27 % of total population in working age2013: 0.294 % of total population in working age2015: 0.316 % of total population in working age2017: 0.341 % of total population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.3% for working-age population with post-secondary education, total in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.0% on the previous year and up 53.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Chile peaked at 0.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1987.

That places Chile 29th out of 113 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.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1987 0.1%
1990 0.2% +20.5%
1992 0.1% -10.8%
1994 0.2% +21.7%
1996 0.2% +8.4%
1998 0.2% +12.9%
2000 0.2% +1.1%
2003 0.2% +9.6%
2006 0.2% -0.0%
2009 0.2% +10.6%
2011 0.3% +9.9%
2013 0.3% +9.2%
2015 0.3% +7.2%
2017 0.3% +8.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 5
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 26 Luxembourg 0.4% compare
  2. 27 Spain 0.4% compare
  3. 28 Argentina 0.4% compare
  4. 30 Slovenia 0.3% compare
  5. 31 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
  6. 32 Mongolia 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Chile?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total in Chile was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1987.
How does Chile rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, total?
Chile ranks 29th out of 113 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.7%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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