Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile peaked at 3.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 158th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 2.8% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -17.6% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 76% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.7%, 17% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
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 of primary school age, both sexes in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile was 0.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.9%. 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 rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release