School enrollment, preprimary in Chile
Chile: School enrollment, preprimary was 84.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary in Chile, 1970–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2020, school enrollment, preprimary in Chile stood at 84.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary in Chile peaked at 114.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 73rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 23.3% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.2% | 68.3% | 83.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 74.4% | 99.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 75.2% | 86.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 79.0% | 114.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 84.5% | 84.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.14 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary in Chile?
- School enrollment, preprimary in Chile was 84.5% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 114.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for school enrollment, preprimary?
- Chile ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.