Progression to secondary school, female in Chile
Chile: Progression to secondary school, female was 98.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Chile, 1970–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, progression to secondary school, female in Chile stood at 98.4%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Chile peaked at 99.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 1975.
That places Chile 63rd out of 156 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.9% | 87.2% | 91.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 95.6% | 95.6% | 95.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.4% | 98.4% | 7 |
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More education data for Chile
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 10.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Chile?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Chile was 98.4% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).