Primary education, teachers in Chile
Chile: Primary education, teachers was 94,708 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Chile stood at 94,708.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Chile peaked at 95,092 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50,261, in 2003.
That places Chile 59th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53,480 | — |
| 1999 | 56,424 | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 55,808 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 53,267 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 50,261 | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 64,334 | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 66,060 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 65,852 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66,862 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67,240 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70,044 | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 66,059 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 69,191 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 71,073 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 75,405 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 78,769 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 80,398 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 82,980 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 85,130 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 88,051 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 91,682 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 90,424 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 91,386 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93,529 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 95,092 | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 94,708 | -0.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 94,708 is above the median for high income countries, which is 17,584, 5.4× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Chile's 94,708 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18,882, 5.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary education, teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +28.0% | 50,261 | 64,334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,952 | 53,480 | 56,424 | 2 |
| 2000s | 62,192 | 50,261 | 70,044 | 9 |
| 2010s | 78,874 | 66,059 | 91,682 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93,028 | 90,424 | 95,092 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 56 Cote d'Ivoire 104,418 compare
- 57 Netherlands 98,851 compare
- 58 Angola 96,016 compare
- 60 Israel 92,770 compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 91,764 compare
- 62 Zimbabwe 90,330 compare
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 primary education, teachers in Chile?
- Primary education, teachers in Chile was 94,708 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 95,092 in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,261 in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for primary education, teachers?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Primary education, teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.