Female teachers in Chile
Chile: Female teachers was 81.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.26
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
84th
of 212 countries
All-time high
81.5
in 2021
All-time low
77.05
in 1999
Years of data
26
1998–2024
Female teachers in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 81.26 for female teachers 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, female teachers in Chile peaked at 81.5 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.05, 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.
Female teachers in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.53 | — |
| 1999 | 77.05 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 77.61 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.34 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.1 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 78.09 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 78.07 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.13 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.4 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.05 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.82 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 77.69 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.25 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.19 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 80.94 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 80.95 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.27 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 81.22 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 81.04 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.83 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 80.8 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.13 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.5 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 81.35 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.97 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.26 | +0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 81.26 is below the median for high income countries, which is 84.32, 96% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 81.26 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.17, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.29 | 77.05 | 77.53 | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.84 | 77.1 | 78.4 | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.12 | 77.69 | 81.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.24 | 80.97 | 81.5 | 5 |
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 female teachers in Chile?
- Female teachers in Chile was 81.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 in 2021.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.05 in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for female teachers?
- Chile ranks 84th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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