Children out of school, primary, male in Chile
Chile: Children out of school, primary, male was 9,892 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary, male in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Chile recorded 9,892 for children out of school, primary, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 177.6% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in Chile peaked at 34,893 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3,563, in 2023.
That places Chile 101st 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, primary, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23,315 | — |
| 2008 | 21,169 | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 34,893 | +64.8% |
| 2010 | 24,073 | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 24,888 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 23,406 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 22,990 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 19,821 | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 18,009 | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 16,703 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 15,476 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 12,457 | -19.5% |
| 2019 | 9,833 | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 13,629 | +38.6% |
| 2021 | 12,692 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 4,869 | -61.6% |
| 2023 | 3,563 | -26.8% |
| 2024 | 9,892 | +177.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,459 | 21,169 | 34,893 | 3 |
| 2010s | 18,766 | 9,833 | 24,888 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,929 | 3,563 | 13,629 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 98 Comoros 11,077 compare
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 10,495 compare
- 100 Cape Verde 10,087 compare
- 102 Costa Rica 9,280 compare
- 103 Thailand 8,980 compare
- 104 East Timor 8,710 compare
More education data for Chile
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary, male in Chile?
- Children out of school, primary, male in Chile was 9,892 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 34,893 in 2009.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,563 in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- Chile ranks 101st out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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, male. 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.