Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile
Chile: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 20.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile, 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile peaked at 25.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1975.
That places Chile 22nd out of 145 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 pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1998 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 20.1% | +19.4% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 18.9% | -23.4% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 10.6% | 22.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 16.8% | 24.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.5% | 25.6% | 3 |
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 initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile?
- Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Chile was 20.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
- Chile ranks 22nd out of 145 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release