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

Latest (2019)
748,901 number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
72nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
754,201 number
in 2018
All-time low
253,485 number
in 1980
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2019

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197019942019

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, 1970 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 69 Zimbabwe 909,487 number compare
  2. 70 Papua New Guinea 849,005 number compare
  3. 71 Haiti 754,949 number compare
  4. 73 Burundi 722,488 number compare
  5. 74 Benin 691,778 number compare
  6. 75 Togo 689,454 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for Chile

All data for Chile →

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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 50 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-pre-primary-education-both-sexes-number/chile/">School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.