Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes was 102.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 102.3% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile peaked at 102.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 82.7%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 58th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.7% | — |
| 1971 | 89.4% | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 92.0% | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 93.9% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 94.1% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 92.1% | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 90.3% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 89.9% | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 89.1% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 88.0% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 89.4% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 88.8% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 90.3% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 89.5% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 88.6% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 97.4% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 86.9% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 91.5% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 100.5% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 100.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 101.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 101.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 102.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.7% | 82.7% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 89.5% | 88.0% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 92.2% | 86.9% | 97.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.4% | 94.6% | 99.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 96.0% | 102.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile was 102.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 102.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.7% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 58th out of 197 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official primary and secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.