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 12.0% 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
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile stood at 12.0%.
That represents a change of up 28.3% on the previous year and up 79.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile peaked at 14.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2019.
That places Chile 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 14.1% | — |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 9.7% | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | -21.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -23.2% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +23.8% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +48.2% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +28.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.2% | 13.7% | 14.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 4.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 5.9% | 12.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 12.9% compare
- 88 United States of America 12.6% compare
- 89 Fiji 12.6% compare
- 91 Lebanon 11.9% compare
- 92 Suriname 11.9% compare
- 93 Macau, China 11.7% compare
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 12.0% 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 14.9% 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 4.8% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Chile ranks 90th out of 175 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 79.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release