Working-age population with primary education, urban in Chile

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

Latest (2017)
0.3%
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
25th
of 99 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, urban in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.61987200220171987: 0.342 % of urban population in working age1990: 0.555 % of urban population in working age1992: 0.561 % of urban population in working age1994: 0.535 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.479 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.461 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.457 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.429 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.421 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.377 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.38 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.338 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.31 % of urban population in working age2017: 0.289 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.3% for working-age population with primary education, urban in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

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

Chile ranks 25th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1987 0.3%
1990 0.6% +62.1%
1992 0.6% +1.2%
1994 0.5% -4.7%
1996 0.5% -10.5%
1998 0.5% -3.8%
2000 0.5% -0.8%
2003 0.4% -6.0%
2006 0.4% -2.0%
2009 0.4% -10.5%
2011 0.4% +0.9%
2013 0.3% -11.1%
2015 0.3% -8.1%
2017 0.3% -7.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 22 Dominican Republic 0.3% compare
  2. 23 India 0.3% compare
  3. 24 Türkiye 0.3% compare
  4. 26 Portugal 0.3% compare
  5. 27 Senegal 0.3% compare
  6. 28 Egypt 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, urban in Chile?
Working-age population with primary education, urban in Chile was 0.3% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, urban recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2017.
How does Chile rank for working-age population with primary education, urban?
Chile ranks 25th out of 99 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population with primary education, urban rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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