School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 1.42 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile, 2013–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile is 1.42 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 1.50 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 2023.
That places Chile 59th out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.50 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.46 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.45 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.45 million | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.43 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.41 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 1.42 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.48 million | 1.45 million | 1.50 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.41 million | 1.45 million | 6 |
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More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Chile was 1.42 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 2023.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release