Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 1.65 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile is 1.65 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile peaked at 1.85 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.12 GPIA, in 2012.
Chile ranks 8th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.22 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 1.28 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.13 GPIA | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.15 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.12 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.17 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.16 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.31 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 1.38 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.39 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.45 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 1.74 GPIA | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 1.85 GPIA | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.65 GPIA | -10.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.65 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9603 GPIA, 1.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.65 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9243 GPIA, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.19 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 1.85 GPIA | 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Chile was 1.65 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.85 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 GPIA in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Chile ranks 8th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release