Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile
Chile: Persistence to last grade of primary, female was 100.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile is 100.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 1974.
Chile ranks 1st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 76.4% | — |
| 1971 | 69.1% | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 73.1% | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 71.3% | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 68.9% | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 74.8% | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 96.1% | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 99.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 99.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +2.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Chile's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 91.9%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +28.6% | 74.8% | 96.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.8% | 68.9% | 76.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 97.6% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 3 |
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 persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, female in Chile was 100.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 1974.
- How does Chile rank for persistence to last grade of primary, female?
- Chile ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, female 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 last grade of primary, female (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.