School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) 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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.77 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.76 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.70 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.66 million | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 1.63 million | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.58 million | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.47 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.52 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.55 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.54 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.52 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.50 million | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 1.48 million | -1.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.48 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 215,283, 6.9× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.48 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 211,441, 7.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
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
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, 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