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 1.8% 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
In 2022, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 85.6% on the previous year and down 88.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile peaked at 19.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
That places Chile 27th out of 27 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 | 19.4% | — |
| 2003 | 15.2% | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 13.9% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 12.5% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -85.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 11.7%, 15% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 14.5% | 19.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 1.8% | 12.5% | 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 1.8% 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 19.4% 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 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Chile ranks 27th out of 27 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 88.9%. 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, poorest quintile, male (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release