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Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile

Chile: Official entrance age to upper secondary education was 14 years in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
14 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16 years
in 1997
All-time low
14 years
in 1970
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile, 1970–2025

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2025, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile stood at 14 years. That is the lowest value across all 56 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile peaked at 16 years in 1997 and was at its lowest, 14 years, in 1970.

That places Chile 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile, year by year

Year years Change
1970 14 years —
1971 14 years +0.0%
1972 14 years +0.0%
1973 14 years +0.0%
1974 14 years +0.0%
1975 14 years +0.0%
1976 14 years +0.0%
1977 14 years +0.0%
1978 14 years +0.0%
1979 14 years +0.0%
1980 14 years +0.0%
1981 14 years +0.0%
1982 14 years +0.0%
1983 14 years +0.0%
1984 14 years +0.0%
1985 14 years +0.0%
1986 14 years +0.0%
1987 14 years +0.0%
1988 14 years +0.0%
1989 14 years +0.0%
1990 14 years +0.0%
1991 14 years +0.0%
1992 14 years +0.0%
1993 14 years +0.0%
1994 14 years +0.0%
1995 14 years +0.0%
1996 14 years +0.0%
1997 16 years +14.3%
1998 14 years -12.5%
1999 14 years +0.0%
2000 14 years +0.0%
2001 14 years +0.0%
2002 14 years +0.0%
2003 14 years +0.0%
2004 14 years +0.0%
2005 14 years +0.0%
2006 14 years +0.0%
2007 14 years +0.0%
2008 14 years +0.0%
2009 14 years +0.0%
2010 14 years +0.0%
2011 14 years +0.0%
2012 14 years +0.0%
2013 14 years +0.0%
2014 14 years +0.0%
2015 14 years +0.0%
2016 14 years +0.0%
2017 14 years +0.0%
2018 14 years +0.0%
2019 14 years +0.0%
2020 14 years +0.0%
2021 14 years +0.0%
2022 14 years +0.0%
2023 14 years +0.0%
2024 14 years +0.0%
2025 14 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
1980s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
1990s 14.2 years 14 years 16 years 10
2000s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
2010s 14 years 14 years 14 years 10
2020s 14 years 14 years 14 years 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 179 Aruba 14 years compare
  2. 179 United Arab Emirates 14 years compare
  3. 179 Austria 14 years compare
  4. 179 Belgium 14 years compare
  5. 179 Bangladesh 14 years compare
  6. 179 Bulgaria 14 years compare
  7. 179 Bahamas 14 years compare
  8. 179 Bermuda 14 years compare
  9. 179 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 14 years compare
  10. 179 Barbados 14 years compare
  11. 179 Brunei Darussalam 14 years compare
  12. 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14 years compare
  13. 179 Cayman Islands 14 years compare
  14. 179 Eritrea 14 years compare
  15. 179 Western Sahara 14 years compare
  16. 179 Micronesia, Federated States of 14 years compare
  17. 179 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 14 years compare
  18. 179 Gibraltar 14 years compare
  19. 179 India 14 years compare
  20. 179 Italy 14 years compare
  21. 179 Kenya 14 years compare
  22. 179 Sri Lanka 14 years compare
  23. 179 Marshall Islands 14 years compare
  24. 179 Malta 14 years compare
  25. 179 Myanmar 14 years compare
  26. 179 Mauritius 14 years compare
  27. 179 Palau 14 years compare
  28. 179 Singapore 14 years compare
  29. 179 San Marino 14 years compare
  30. 179 Somalia 14 years compare
  31. 179 South Sudan 14 years compare
  32. 179 Sint Maarten 14 years compare
  33. 179 Türkiye 14 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile?
Official entrance age to upper secondary education in Chile was 14 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 16 years in 1997.
What is the lowest official entrance age to upper secondary education recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 14 years in 1970.
How does Chile rank for official entrance age to upper secondary education?
Chile ranks 179th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is official entrance age to upper secondary education rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Official entrance age to upper secondary education (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
221 places, 11,823 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release