Chile vs China: Primary education, pupils, per capita

Chile
0.0754 units per person
in 2024
China
0.0771 units per person
in 2024
Chile rank
134th
China rank
131st

Primary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • Chile
  • China
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How they compare

China currently reports 0.0771 units per person against 0.0754 units per person in Chile, a difference of 0.0017 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 134th and China ranks 131st of 206 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile China Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1759 units per person 0.1454 units per person 0.0305 units per person Chile
1980s 0.1332 units per person 0.1321 units per person 0.0011 units per person Chile
1990s 0.1163 units per person 0.1079 units per person 0.0084 units per person Chile
2000s 0.0991 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0185 units per person Chile
2010s 0.0837 units per person 0.0719 units per person 0.0118 units per person Chile
2020s 0.0782 units per person 0.0762 units per person 0.002 units per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, pupils, per capita, Chile or China?
China, at 0.0771 units per person against 0.0754 units per person in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, pupils, per capita between Chile and China?
0.0017 units per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Chile and China rank globally for primary education, pupils, per capita?
Chile ranks 134th and China ranks 131st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 11,297 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Primary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.