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 10.3% 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 10.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.4% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary in Chile peaked at 15.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2019.
That places Chile 96th 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 | 12.9% | — |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +19.9% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 8.6% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -24.7% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 3.9% | -37.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +44.7% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 10.3% | +43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 15.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 3.9% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 5.7% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 93 Gibraltar 12.0% compare
- 94 Macau, China 12.0% compare
- 95 Puerto Rico 11.5% compare
- 97 Uzbekistan 10.2% compare
- 98 Antigua and Barbuda 9.6% compare
- 99 Kenya 9.5% 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 10.3% 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 15.5% 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 3.9% in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary?
- Chile ranks 96th 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 57.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release