Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile
Chile: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile is 1.6%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 81.2% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile peaked at 16.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2022.
That places Chile 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.7% | — |
| 2003 | 12.8% | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 11.8% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | -11.9% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +10.6% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -81.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.0%, 20% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 11.8% | 16.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.7% | 11.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 1.6% | 8.5% | 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 percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile was 1.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. 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 primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, rural, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release