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 1.1% 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
Chile recorded 1.1% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 17.0% on the previous year and down 80.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Chile peaked at 10.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2024.
That places Chile 169th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 8.4% | — |
| 2008 | 8.8% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 5.9% | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -37.5% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -24.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 8.4% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 3.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 1.1% | 3.8% | 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 1.1% 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 10.2% 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 1.1% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Chile ranks 169th out of 179 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 80.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release