Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chile
Chile: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chile stood at 11.1%.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chile peaked at 15.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2019.
That places Chile 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.8% | 11.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chile?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Chile was 11.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Chile ranks 97th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.