Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Chile
Chile: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 91.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 91.5% for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Chile peaked at 95.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2016.
That places Chile 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 70.2% | — |
| 2014 | 69.5% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.1% | 68.4% | 95.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.5% | 91.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Chile?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Chile was 91.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Chile ranks 16th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release