Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile
Chile: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
1.02 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
82nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.02 index
in 2009
All-time low
0.9926 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile stood at 1.02 index.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile peaked at 1.02 index in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9926 index, in 1981.
That places Chile 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9926 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9944 index | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9955 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9978 index | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9993 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 1.01 index | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 1.01 index | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.02 index | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.02 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.02 index | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 index | -0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.02 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.02 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 index, 95% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 index | 0.9926 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 1.02 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More gender data for Chile
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,924 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 17,310 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 17,310 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.8066 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 84,176 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 86,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 89,748 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 90,628 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Chile was 1.02 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 index in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9926 index in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Chile ranks 82nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.