Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) (rate urban) in Chile
Chile: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) (rate urban) was 99.3% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Chile stood at 99.3%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Chile peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.6%, in 2002.
Chile ranks 20th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) (rate urban) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.3% | — |
| 2002 | 94.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +1.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 99.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.4%, 100% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Chile's 99.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 94.6% | 97.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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, urban, both sexes in Chile?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Chile was 99.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release