Persistence to grade 5, total in Chile
Chile: Persistence to grade 5, total was 99.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to grade 5, total in Chile, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2023, persistence to grade 5, total in Chile stood at 99.7%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to grade 5, total in Chile peaked at 99.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 1975.
That places Chile 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Persistence to grade 5, total in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.6% | — |
| 1971 | 74.2% | -9.2% |
| 1972 | 76.1% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 74.1% | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 74.0% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 78.6% | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 94.8% | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 98.8% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 98.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 76.4% | 74.0% | 81.6% | 7 |
| 1980s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 98.1% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistence to grade 5, total in Chile?
- Persistence to grade 5, total in Chile was 99.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest persistence to grade 5, total recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for persistence to grade 5, total?
- Chile ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to grade 5, total rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to grade 5, total (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to grade 5 (percentage of cohort reaching grade 5) is the share of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach grade 5. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.