Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Chile
Chile: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 0.5185 GPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Chile is 0.5185 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 44.6% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Chile peaked at 1.22 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5185 GPIA, in 2022.
Chile ranks 34th of 35 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, urban in Chile, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9615 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.02 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8636 GPIA | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 1.22 GPIA | +41.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8649 GPIA | -29.3% |
| 2017 | 1.11 GPIA | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9367 GPIA | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5185 GPIA | -44.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.5185 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.89 GPIA, 58% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9615 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.8636 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.7276 GPIA | 0.5185 GPIA | 0.9367 GPIA | 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, urban in Chile?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Chile was 0.5185 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5185 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release