School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 711,707 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Chile recorded 711,707 for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 760,491 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 468,721, in 2010.
Chile ranks 77th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 554,548 | — |
| 2001 | 543,600 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 532,953 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 523,877 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 514,533 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 506,001 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 498,954 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 489,327 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 479,744 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 472,171 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 468,721 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 473,846 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 486,246 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 754,069 | +55.1% |
| 2014 | 760,491 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 756,224 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 747,483 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 743,711 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 750,591 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 757,832 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 750,333 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 727,115 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 706,933 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 702,324 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 706,855 | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 711,707 | +0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 711,707 is above the median for high income countries, which is 112,749, 6.3× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Chile's 711,707 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98,796, 7.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +55.1% | 486,246 | 754,069 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 511,571 | 472,171 | 554,548 | 10 |
| 2010s | 669,921 | 468,721 | 760,491 | 10 |
| 2020s | 717,544 | 702,324 | 750,333 | 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 school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile was 711,707 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 760,491 in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 468,721 in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 77th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release