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

Chile: Working-age population with secondary education, above primary was 0.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.5%
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
91st
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 1987
All-time low
0.5%
in 2017
Years of data
14
1987–2017

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

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.776 % of population with high education in working age1990: 0.6 % of population with high education in working age1992: 0.639 % of population with high education in working age1994: 0.594 % of population with high education in working age1996: 0.608 % of population with high education in working age1998: 0.579 % of population with high education in working age2000: 0.583 % of population with high education in working age2003: 0.567 % of population with high education in working age2006: 0.579 % of population with high education in working age2009: 0.57 % of population with high education in working age2011: 0.526 % of population with high education in working age2013: 0.521 % of population with high education in working age2015: 0.511 % of population with high education in working age2017: 0.49 % of population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 0.5% for working-age population with secondary education, above primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Chile peaked at 0.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2017.

That places Chile 91st out of 107 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 5
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 4
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Chile?
Working-age population with secondary education, above primary in Chile was 0.5% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1987.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, above primary recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2017.
How does Chile rank for working-age population with secondary education, above primary?
Chile ranks 91st out of 107 countries with data for 2017.
Is working-age population with secondary education, above primary rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. 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 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 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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