Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Chile
Chile: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Chile stood at 99.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Chile peaked at 106.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 99.4%, in 2021.
Chile ranks 122nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104.4% | 101.1% | 106.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.1% | 101.2% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Chile?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Chile was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 106.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- How does Chile rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Chile ranks 122nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.