Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile
Chile: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 23.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile peaked at 23.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2006.
That places Chile 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 12.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +10.1% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 14.8% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +18.4% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 14.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 19.3% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 21.8% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.0% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 23.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 16 Slovenia 25.0% compare
- 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.5% compare
- 18 Morocco 23.6% compare
- 20 Netherlands 23.1% compare
- 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23.1% compare
- 22 Kazakhstan 23.1% 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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Chile was 23.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Chile ranks 19th out of 103 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release