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 11.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile is 11.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.0% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile peaked at 15.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2019.
Chile ranks 97th of 179 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 one year before the official primary in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 13.5% | — |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | -18.7% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -30.5% |
| 2020 | 5.8% | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +46.5% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 11.1% | +35.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 11.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.8%, 2.3× the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Chile's 11.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.5%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.5% | 15.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 4.4% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 5.8% | 11.1% | 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 11.1% 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 15.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Chile ranks 97th out of 179 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 68.4%. 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 one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release