Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile
Chile: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 69.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 69.6% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in 2024.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile peaked at 78.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 68.2%, in 2014.
Chile ranks 51st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.6% | — |
| 2000 | 77.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.6% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 68.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.0% | 77.3% | 78.4% | 8 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 68.2% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 68.8% | 69.6% | 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 lower secondary education who are female in Chile?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile was 69.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.2% in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release