School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 511,857 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile is 511,857, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 605,927 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 477,105, in 2018.
Chile ranks 96th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 552,124 | — |
| 2001 | 578,155 | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 597,186 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 605,927 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 602,900 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 587,227 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 575,063 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 565,902 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 555,855 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 545,361 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 535,182 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 526,817 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 518,111 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 509,709 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 502,817 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 493,374 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 484,144 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 477,963 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 477,105 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 485,316 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 500,661 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 515,914 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 524,438 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 524,881 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 519,470 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 511,857 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 576,570 | 545,361 | 605,927 | 10 |
| 2010s | 501,054 | 477,105 | 535,182 | 10 |
| 2020s | 516,204 | 500,661 | 524,881 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 93 Belarus 571,955 compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 570,182 compare
- 95 Mauritania 514,847 compare
- 97 Israel 505,902 compare
- 98 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 485,930 compare
- 99 United Arab Emirates 485,039 compare
More education data for Chile
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile was 511,857 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 605,927 in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 477,105 in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 96th out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release