Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male was 1.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chile is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 182.0% on the previous year and down 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chile peaked at 4.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
Chile ranks 152nd of 180 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 of primary school age, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.9% | — |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +67.7% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -13.7% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | +37.5% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -61.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -25.9% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +182.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7%, 47% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7.8%, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +182.0% | 0.5% | 1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 4.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 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, male in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male in Chile was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male?
- Chile ranks 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.0%. 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 of primary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release