Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Chile
Chile: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 56.0% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in upper 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 upper secondary education who are female in Chile is 56.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Chile peaked at 56.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 1999.
That places Chile 67th out of 131 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 54.1% | — |
| 2000 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 55.0% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 54.3% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 54.1% | 55.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 54.7% | 56.0% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in Chile?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Chile was 56.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Chile ranks 67th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper 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.