Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth was 1.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.7% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Chile peaked at 7.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 40th of 42 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.9% | — |
| 2003 | 3.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | +25.6% |
| 2011 | 4.4% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | -63.3% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +275.0% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -82.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 71% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.5%, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 4.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 1.3% | 7.5% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Chile was 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth?
- Chile ranks 40th out of 42 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release