Working-age population with primary education, total in Chile

Chile: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
31st
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 1992
All-time low
0.3%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1987–2017

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

00.20.40.61987200220171987: 0.404 % of total population in working age1990: 0.592 % of total population in working age1992: 0.598 % of total population in working age1994: 0.571 % of total population in working age1996: 0.523 % of total population in working age1998: 0.497 % of total population in working age2000: 0.497 % of total population in working age2003: 0.469 % of total population in working age2006: 0.454 % of total population in working age2009: 0.408 % of total population in working age2011: 0.413 % of total population in working age2013: 0.371 % of total population in working age2015: 0.341 % of total population in working age2017: 0.319 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, total in Chile is 0.3%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Chile peaked at 0.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2017.

Chile ranks 31st of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1987 0.4%
1990 0.6% +46.7%
1992 0.6% +1.0%
1994 0.6% -4.5%
1996 0.5% -8.5%
1998 0.5% -5.0%
2000 0.5% +0.1%
2003 0.5% -5.7%
2006 0.5% -3.1%
2009 0.4% -10.2%
2011 0.4% +1.3%
2013 0.4% -10.2%
2015 0.3% -8.0%
2017 0.3% -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 4
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 28 Philippines 0.3% compare
  2. 29 Zambia 0.3% compare
  3. 30 Nicaragua 0.3% compare
  4. 32 Portugal 0.3% compare
  5. 33 Egypt 0.3% compare
  6. 34 Costa Rica 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, total in Chile?
Working-age population with primary education, total in Chile was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Chile rank for working-age population with primary education, total?
Chile ranks 31st out of 112 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with primary 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 primary 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
112 places, 1,624 data points, 1970–2021
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