Adolescents out of school in Chile
Chile: Adolescents out of school was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.0% for adolescents out of school in 2024.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Chile peaked at 4.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 152nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.6% | — |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +41.9% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 3.8% | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -22.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -50.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +47.5% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 2.6% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school in Chile?
- Adolescents out of school in Chile was 1.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for adolescents out of school?
- Chile ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.