Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Chile
Chile: Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government was 19.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in IMF calculation.
Analysis
Chile recorded 19.5% for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Chile peaked at 22.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2021.
That places Chile 13th out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Chile, year by year
| Year | IMF calculation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 17.0% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 17.3% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 18.8% | +24.6% |
| 2023 | 19.5% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 17.9% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 15.1% | 19.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 10 Dominican Republic 19.9% compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 19.8% compare
- 12 Tajikistan 19.7% compare
- 14 Guatemala 19.3% compare
- 15 Nicaragua 19.2% compare
- 16 Mozambique 19.0% compare
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 expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Chile?
- Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government in Chile was 19.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest expenditure on education as a percentage of total government recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for expenditure on education as a percentage of total government?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expenditure on education as a percentage of total government rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%) (IMF calculation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release