Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile
Chile: Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private was 63.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 63.9% for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile peaked at 67.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1976.
That places Chile 48th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.5% | — |
| 1971 | 29.4% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 31.8% | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 27.6% | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 26.6% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | -20.1% |
| 1976 | 17.4% | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 19.4% | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 17.7% | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 17.9% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 20.4% | +14.1% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | +27.9% |
| 1984 | 41.2% | +54.7% |
| 1985 | 43.6% | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 45.2% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 46.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 47.7% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.8% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.4% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 50.7% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 46.6% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 55.6% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 57.4% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 66.5% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.6% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 63.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 63.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.6%, 2.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Chile's 63.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.4%, 2.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +54.7% | 26.6% | 41.2% |
| 1982 | +27.9% | 20.8% | 26.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 17.4% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.4% | 20.4% | 47.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 48.1% | 45.3% | 50.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 46.2% | 57.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 62.6% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.9% | 63.6% | 64.4% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile?
- Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private in Chile was 63.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1976.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. 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 pre-primary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release