School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.2 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile is 8.2 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile peaked at 8.64 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.09 years, in 2003.
That places Chile 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.2 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.11 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 8.09 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 8.47 years | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 8.5 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 8.53 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 8.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 8.53 years | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 8.2 years | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 8.18 years | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 8.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.24 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.26 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.26 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.27 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.26 years | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 8.21 years | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.25 years | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.26 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 8.2 years | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.41 years | 8.09 years | 8.64 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.24 years | 8.18 years | 8.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.23 years | 8.2 years | 8.26 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Chile was 8.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 years in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Chile ranks 151st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release