Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary was 1.14 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile is 1.14 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile peaked at 1.23 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9625 GPIA, in 2008.
Chile ranks 19th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.09 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.9625 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9952 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 1.06 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.02 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.11 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.999 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.18 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 1.05 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.23 GPIA | +18.8% |
| 2024 | 1.14 GPIA | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9625 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.999 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.23 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 one year before the official primary in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile was 1.14 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9625 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Chile ranks 19th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 one year before the official primary entry 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