Share of children who have completed primary school in Chile
Chile: Share of children who have completed primary school was 97.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of children who have completed primary school in Chile, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 97.4% for share of children who have completed primary school in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who have completed primary school in Chile peaked at 98.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 89.5%, in 1981.
That places Chile 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of children who have completed primary school in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.5% | — |
| 1982 | 90.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 92.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 97.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 97.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.9% | 89.5% | 94.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.4% | 94.3% | 96.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 97.3% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.4% | 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 share of children who have completed primary school in Chile?
- Share of children who have completed primary school in Chile was 97.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children who have completed primary school recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.5% in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for share of children who have completed primary school?
- Chile ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of children who have completed primary school rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who have completed primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children who are three to five years older than the official age for the last grade of primary education who have successfully completed it. This broader age band is used to include children who started school late or had to resit particular years.