Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile

Chile: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.8%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
60th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 1992
All-time low
0.7%
in 2009
Years of data
14
1987–2017

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile, 1987–2017

00.20.40.60.81987200220171987: 0.829 % of youth labor force with low education1990: 0.832 % of youth labor force with low education1992: 0.879 % of youth labor force with low education1994: 0.842 % of youth labor force with low education1996: 0.878 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.769 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.755 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.791 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.798 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.711 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.757 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.806 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.768 % of youth labor force with low education2017: 0.776 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile is 0.8%, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile peaked at 0.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.

That places Chile 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Chile, 1987 to 2017.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1987 0.8%
1990 0.8% +0.3%
1992 0.9% +5.6%
1994 0.8% -4.2%
1996 0.9% +4.3%
1998 0.8% -12.4%
2000 0.8% -1.8%
2003 0.8% +4.8%
2006 0.8% +0.8%
2009 0.7% -10.8%
2011 0.8% +6.4%
2013 0.8% +6.5%
2015 0.8% -4.7%
2017 0.8% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.9% 5
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 4
2010s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 4

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 57 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  2. 58 Sri Lanka 0.8% compare
  3. 59 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  4. 61 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
  5. 62 Rwanda 0.7% compare
  6. 63 Mauritius 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Chile was 0.8% in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 1992.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
How does Chile rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Chile ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2017.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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