School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) was 16.83 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile stood at 16.83 years. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile peaked at 16.83 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.09 years, in 1970.
That places Chile 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years) (female) in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.09 years | — |
| 1971 | 10.93 years | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 11.35 years | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 11.62 years | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 11.37 years | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 11.36 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 11.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 11.46 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 11.36 years | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 11.32 years | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 11.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 11.51 years | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 11.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 11.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.41 years | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 12.89 years | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 13.05 years | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 13.36 years | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 13.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 13.85 years | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 14.2 years | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 14.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.63 years | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 14.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 14.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 15.21 years | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 15.48 years | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 15.64 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.25 years | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 16.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.52 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 16.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 16.83 years | +1.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 16.83 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.69 years, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Chile's 16.83 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.63 years, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.2 years | 10.09 years | 11.62 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.4 years | 11.28 years | 11.54 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 12.32 years | 11.64 years | 12.89 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 14.06 years | 13.05 years | 14.88 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.18 years | 15.21 years | 16.83 years | 9 |
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 school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile was 16.83 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 16.83 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.09 years in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Chile ranks 29th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.