Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Chile
Chile: Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 6.5% for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Chile peaked at 9.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 87th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9.1% | — |
| 2014 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.1% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 6.8% | -9.8% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.5% | 9.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 84 Kiribati 6.6% compare
- 85 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 6.6% compare
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.5% compare
- 88 Turks and Caicos Islands 6.3% compare
- 89 Macau, China 5.7% compare
- 90 Hong Kong, China 5.4% compare
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 pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Chile?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education in Chile was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education?
- Chile ranks 87th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. 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 Percentage of pupils enrolled in lower secondary general education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release