Percentage of enrolment in early … educational both sexes public in Chile
Chile: Percentage of enrolment in early … educational both sexes public 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 17th out of 61 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 … educational both sexes public 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% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 91.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 53.7%, 1.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Chile's 91.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 44.7%, 2.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.1% | 68.4% | 95.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.5% | 91.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
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 17th out of 61 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