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 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 2.6% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile peaked at 7.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 89th of 183 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 primary education who are at least 2 in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7.5% | — |
| 2014 | 7.2% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 5.7% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -6.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 2.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 2.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.3%, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 7.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 4.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 86 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.3% compare
- 87 British Virgin Islands 3.2% compare
- 88 Grenada 2.8% compare
- 90 Dominica 2.5% compare
- 91 Luxembourg 2.4% compare
- 92 Uruguay 2.4% 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 primary education who are at least 2 in Chile?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Chile was 2.6% in 2024, 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 7.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Chile ranks 89th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 64.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release