Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.6% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% on the previous year and down 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chile peaked at 7.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2023.
Chile ranks 159th of 178 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 6.0% | — |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 4.7% | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +13.8% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -17.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -38.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +20.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.5%, 46% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 10.6%, 15% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Chile was 1.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Chile ranks 159th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.0%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary 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