Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Chile
Chile: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling was 11.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Chile, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chile recorded 11.29 years for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Chile peaked at 11.29 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.38 years, in 1990.
That places Chile 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.74 years | 8.38 years | 9.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.65 years | 9.15 years | 10.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.23 years | 9.54 years | 10.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.25 years | 11.11 years | 11.29 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 58 Armenia 11.35 years compare
- 59 Samoa 11.33 years compare
- 60 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.3 years compare
- 62 Tajikistan 11.27 years compare
- 63 Turkmenistan 11.21 years compare
- 64 Seychelles 11.2 years compare
More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Chile?
- Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling in Chile was 11.29 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 11.29 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.38 years in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling?
- Chile ranks 61st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.