Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes was 5,180 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Chile recorded 5,180 for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and down 63.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chile peaked at 24,755 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,116, in 2022.
That places Chile 111th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14,983 | — |
| 2008 | 17,786 | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 24,755 | +39.2% |
| 2010 | 15,816 | -36.1% |
| 2011 | 17,441 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 19,681 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 16,455 | -16.4% |
| 2014 | 14,333 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 16,378 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 15,038 | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 14,777 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10,961 | -25.8% |
| 2019 | 8,670 | -20.9% |
| 2020 | 10,140 | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 8,132 | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 4,116 | -49.4% |
| 2023 | 6,077 | +47.6% |
| 2024 | 5,180 | -14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19,175 | 14,983 | 24,755 | 3 |
| 2010s | 14,955 | 8,670 | 19,681 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,729 | 4,116 | 10,140 | 5 |
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 out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chile?
- Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes in Chile was 5,180 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24,755 in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,116 in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 111th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.9%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release