School enrollment, primary, private in Chile
Chile: School enrollment, primary, private was 63.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Chile, 1997–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Chile recorded 63.5% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Chile peaked at 63.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.9%, in 1997.
Chile ranks 8th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.9% | — |
| 1998 | 43.6% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 51.1% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.8% | 41.9% | 43.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 46.5% | 58.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 58.0% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 62.9% | 63.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 enrollment, primary, private in Chile?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Chile was 63.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.9% in 1997.
- How does Chile rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Chile ranks 8th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.