School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile

Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.34 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
16.34 years
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
23rd
of 175 countries
All-time high
16.34 years
in 2018
All-time low
10.13 years
in 1970
Years of data
34
1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile, 1970–2018

0510151970199420181970: 10.1 years1971: 11.1 years1972: 11.6 years1975: 11.6 years1976: 11.4 years1977: 11.4 years1978: 11.5 years1979: 11.6 years1980: 11.4 years1983: 11.6 years1984: 11.6 years1985: 11.7 years1986: 11.8 years1993: 11.8 years1998: 12.6 years1999: 13 years2000: 13.3 years2002: 13.6 years2003: 13.8 years2004: 14.2 years2005: 14.5 years2006: 14.4 years2007: 14.8 years2008: 14.9 years2009: 14.9 years2010: 15 years2011: 15.2 years2012: 15.2 years2013: 16 years2014: 16.1 years2015: 16.2 years2016: 16.2 years2017: 16.2 years2018: 16.3 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile is 16.34 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile peaked at 16.34 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.13 years, in 1970.

Chile ranks 23rd of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.29 years 10.13 years 11.65 years 8
1980s 11.62 years 11.45 years 11.78 years 5
1990s 12.48 years 11.77 years 13.05 years 3
2000s 14.26 years 13.25 years 14.95 years 9
2010s 15.83 years 14.99 years 16.34 years 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 20 Portugal 16.68 years compare
  2. 21 Switzerland 16.51 years compare
  3. 22 Argentina 16.43 years compare
  4. 24 Malta 16.15 years compare
  5. 25 Lithuania 16.13 years compare
  6. 26 St. Kitts and Nevis 16.07 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

More gender data for Chile

All data for Chile β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile was 16.34 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16.34 years in 2018.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 10.13 years in 1970.
How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Chile ranks 23rd out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.