School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 748,901 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile stood at 748,901 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 754,201 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 253,485 number, in 1980.
That places Chile 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 259,164 number | — |
| 1971 | 259,520 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 259,064 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 258,063 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 256,922 number | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 256,144 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 255,419 number | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 254,712 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 254,099 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 253,662 number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 253,485 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 254,083 number | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 255,232 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 256,686 number | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 258,083 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 258,978 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 259,728 number | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 260,407 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 261,405 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 263,268 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 266,606 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 271,250 number | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 276,895 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 282,732 number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 287,660 number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 290,378 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 292,512 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 293,523 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 584,726 number | +99.2% |
| 1999 | 579,532 number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 571,071 number | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 557,396 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 540,315 number | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 522,464 number | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 507,261 number | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 498,735 number | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 490,656 number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 484,915 number | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 481,214 number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 478,942 number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 477,257 number | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 480,308 number | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 485,596 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 742,270 number | +52.9% |
| 2014 | 745,107 number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 748,350 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 751,606 number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 754,143 number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 754,201 number | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 748,901 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 256,677 number | 253,662 number | 259,520 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 258,136 number | 253,485 number | 263,268 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,581 number | 266,606 number | 584,726 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 513,297 number | 478,942 number | 571,071 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 668,774 number | 477,257 number | 754,201 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (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 748,901 number in 2019, 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 754,201 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,485 number in 1980.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.4%. 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.