Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile
Chile: Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex was 13.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile is 13.4%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile peaked at 24.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2025.
Chile ranks 77th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.0% | — |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 19.5% | -15.8% |
| 2011 | 19.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 18.1% | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 18.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | -20.2% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 15.3% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 13.8% | -10.2% |
| 2025 | 13.4% | -2.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.3%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.5%, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.9% | 19.9% | 24.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 17.5% | 19.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 13.4% | 19.2% | 6 |
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 proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile?
- Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex in Chile was 13.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 129 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of youth not in education, employment or training, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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