Children out of school, primary, female in Chile
Chile: Children out of school, primary, female was 21,887 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, female in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, female in Chile is 21,887, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in Chile peaked at 38,466 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 14,825, in 2019.
Chile ranks 78th of 177 countries on this measure, 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, primary, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 29,519 | — |
| 2008 | 29,007 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 38,466 | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 25,791 | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 27,937 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 25,976 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 25,386 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 22,811 | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 21,550 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 19,771 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 18,922 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 16,412 | -13.3% |
| 2019 | 14,825 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 21,557 | +45.4% |
| 2021 | 20,885 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 15,069 | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 16,670 | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 21,887 | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,331 | 29,007 | 38,466 | 3 |
| 2010s | 21,938 | 14,825 | 27,937 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,214 | 15,069 | 21,887 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, female in Chile?
- Children out of school, primary, female in Chile was 21,887 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 38,466 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,825 in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for children out of school, primary, female?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.