Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chile
Chile: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 81.3% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Chile peaked at 81.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1999.
Chile ranks 84th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.5% | — |
| 1999 | 77.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 77.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.1% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 81.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.3%, 96% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 81.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.3% | 77.1% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.1% | 78.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.0% | 81.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 share of primary school teachers who are women in Chile?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Chile was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Chile ranks 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.