Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Chile
Chile: Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP was 4.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Chile, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile is 4.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile peaked at 7.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2015.
That places Chile 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 5.7% | — |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 4.2% | -11.7% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +119.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -38.9% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 3.2% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 4.4% | 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 household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile?
- Initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp in Chile was 4.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial household funding per primary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Initial household funding per 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