Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 1.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile is 1.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.6% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile peaked at 9.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 157th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 8.0% | — |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -9.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -19.3% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -28.6% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -16.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.2%, 43% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 13% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.0% | 9.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile was 1.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Chile ranks 157th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. 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 rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release