School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile
Chile: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.52 million number in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
1.52 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
74th
of 206 countries
All-time high
2.24 million number
in 1997
All-time low
1.45 million number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile is 1.52 million number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 2.24 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million number, in 2013.
Chile ranks 74th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.49 million number | — |
| 1971 | 1.51 million number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 1.52 million number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 1.53 million number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 1.53 million number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.53 million number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.53 million number | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.53 million number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.52 million number | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.52 million number | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.51 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 1.51 million number | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 1.52 million number | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.52 million number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.53 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.54 million number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.55 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 1.55 million number | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.56 million number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.58 million number | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.60 million number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 1.66 million number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.68 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 2.24 million number | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 1.73 million number | -22.9% |
| 1999 | 1.74 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.75 million number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.75 million number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.74 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.72 million number | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.69 million number | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.54 million number | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million number | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.49 million number | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.45 million number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.46 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million number | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.52 million number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million number | +0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.52 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 227,912 number, 6.7× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.52 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,154 number, 5.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +33.0% | 1.68 million number | 2.24 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.52 million number | 1.49 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.55 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.70 million number | 1.55 million number | 2.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million number | 1.51 million number | 1.75 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.52 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million number | 1.52 million number | 1.52 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 71 Ukraine 1.70 million number compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 1.69 million number compare
- 73 North Korea 1.67 million number compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 1.51 million number compare
- 76 Haiti 1.47 million number compare
- 77 Papua New Guinea 1.43 million number compare
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Chile was 1.52 million number in 2020, 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 2.24 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 74th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.