Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban was 0.3695 WPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.3695 WPIA for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in Chile peaked at 0.3711 WPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.139 WPIA, in 2000.
That places Chile 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in Chile, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.139 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.154 WPIA | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2193 WPIA | +42.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2372 WPIA | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2463 WPIA | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2726 WPIA | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3478 WPIA | +27.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3711 WPIA | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3583 WPIA | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3695 WPIA | +3.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.3695 WPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3268 WPIA, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1874 WPIA | 0.139 WPIA | 0.2372 WPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3095 WPIA | 0.2463 WPIA | 0.3711 WPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.3639 WPIA | 0.3583 WPIA | 0.3695 WPIA | 2 |
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, urban in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban in Chile was 0.3695 WPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3711 WPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.139 WPIA in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban?
- Chile ranks 13th out of 23 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, urban rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 of primary school age, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release