Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile
Chile: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 68.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Chile is 68.2%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% 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 46th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 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% |
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 | 71.6% | 68.2% | 77.2% | 8 |
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 68.2% in 2018, 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 46th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.