School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Chile
Chile: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 115,750 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Chile recorded 115,750 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Chile peaked at 137,433 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 114,430, in 2024.
Chile ranks 81st of 222 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, one year before the official primary entry in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 137,433 | — |
| 2001 | 134,790 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 132,044 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 129,550 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 127,622 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 124,961 | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 123,454 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 121,512 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 118,749 | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 116,799 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 115,032 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 115,176 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 117,583 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 121,133 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 124,323 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 125,070 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 124,479 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 122,793 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 121,790 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 123,557 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 126,728 | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 124,478 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 118,014 | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 114,520 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 114,430 | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 115,750 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 126,691 | 116,799 | 137,433 | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,094 | 115,032 | 125,070 | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,987 | 114,430 | 126,728 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 78 Haiti 121,538 compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 121,520 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 115,943 compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 111,791 compare
- 83 Honduras 110,048 compare
- 84 Romania 101,377 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, one year before the official primary entry in Chile?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Chile was 115,750 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 137,433 in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 114,430 in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Chile ranks 81st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release