Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Chile
Chile: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Chile, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.7% for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Chile peaked at 0.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2006.
Chile ranks 69th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.4% | — |
| 2000 | 0.5% | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +15.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +11.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 66 Mexico 0.7% compare
- 67 Liechtenstein 0.7% compare
- 68 Ghana 0.7% compare
- 70 Seychelles 0.7% compare
- 71 Japan 0.7% compare
- 72 El Salvador 0.6% 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Chile?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Chile was 0.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 116 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release