Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) in Chile
Chile: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) was 99.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Chile is 99.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Chile peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2000.
That places Chile 4th out of 52 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.9% | — |
| 2003 | 95.1% | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +1.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 99.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.0%, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Chile's 99.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.9% | 89.9% | 95.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.9% | 96.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.6% | 99.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 1 Israel 100.0% compare
- 1 Russia 100.0% compare
- 3 Costa Rica 99.3% compare
- 5 United States 98.9% compare
- 6 Kyrgyzstan 98.6% compare
- 7 Bolivia 98.1% compare
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Chile?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Chile was 99.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 4th out of 52 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release