Chile vs Taiwan: Share of children in primary school age who are in school

Chile

97.9%

in 2024

Taiwan

98.0%

in 1980

Chile rank

79th

Taiwan rank

76th

Share of children in primary school age who are in school over time

Taiwan currently reports 98.0% against 97.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 79th and Taiwan ranks 76th of 209 countries.

Indicator: Share of children in primary school age who are in school
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 8,478 data points, 1820–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The share of children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.