Children out of school, female in Chile
Chile: Children out of school, female was 3.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, female in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female primary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, female in Chile is 3.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 33.4% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, female in Chile peaked at 5.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2019.
That places Chile 119th out of 177 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.
Children out of school, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of female primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.8% | — |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +34.9% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -31.8% |
| 2011 | 3.9% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +44.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 3.0% | +33.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 3.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.6%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 3.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.8%, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.8% | 5.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 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 children out of school, female in Chile?
- Children out of school, female in Chile was 3.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest children out of school, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for children out of school, female?
- Chile ranks 119th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Children out of school, female (% of female primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.