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 2.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile stood at 2.1%.
That represents a change of up 59.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile peaked at 4.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 127th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3.4% | — |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 4.8% | +48.7% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -30.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +41.6% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +59.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 2.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Chile's 2.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.1%, 42% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 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 of primary school age, both sexes in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Chile was 2.1% in 2024, 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 4.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 127th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 28.3%. 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 children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release