School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 1.48 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile is 1.48 million, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 1.77 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.44 million, in 2014.
Chile ranks 75th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 million | 1.52 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million | 1.44 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million | 1.48 million | 1.55 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 72 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1.67 million compare
- 73 Kazakhstan 1.62 million compare
- 74 Poland 1.52 million compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.47 million compare
- 77 Togo 1.47 million compare
- 78 Haiti 1.47 million compare
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, primary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile was 1.48 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2014.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 75th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release