Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Chile
Chile: Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.5%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
60th
of 154 countries
All-time high
98.7%
in 2021
All-time low
98.5%
in 2024
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Chile, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Chile is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
That places Chile 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 98.5% | — |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | -0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 98.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Chile's 98.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.8%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.7% | 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 teachers in early childhood education who are female in Chile?
- Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female in Chile was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female?
- Chile ranks 60th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in early childhood education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release