School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile
Chile: School age population, early childhood educational development was 706,673 in 2025. βΌ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile, 2013β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in Chile is 706,673, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Chile peaked at 744,481 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 696,133, in 2019.
That places Chile 32nd out of 102 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 728,229 | 696,133 | 744,481 | 7 |
| 2020s | 707,411 | 698,340 | 712,420 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 29 Kazakhstan, Republic of 819,679 compare
- 30 Haiti 738,175 compare
- 31 Korea, Republic of 730,554 compare
- 33 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 686,093 compare
- 34 Israel 550,305 compare
- 35 Romania 524,930 compare
More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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 mean years of schooling 1.14 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Chile?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Chile was 706,673 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 744,481 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 696,133 in 2019.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 102 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release