School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 12.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile stood at 12.25 years.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile peaked at 12.31 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.36 years, in 2000.
Chile ranks 72nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.36 years | — |
| 2002 | 11.51 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 11.85 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 11.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 11.71 years | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 11.59 years | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 11.58 years | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.51 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.99 years | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 12.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 12.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.21 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 12.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.13 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.28 years | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 12.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.31 years | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.25 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.72 years | 11.36 years | 11.89 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.95 years | 11.51 years | 12.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.25 years | 12.13 years | 12.31 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 69 Rwanda 12.28 years compare
- 70 Libya 12.28 years compare
- 71 Costa Rica 12.25 years compare
- 73 Brunei Darussalam 12.23 years compare
- 74 Republic of Moldova 12.22 years compare
- 75 Peru 12.18 years compare
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 secondary, both sexes in Chile?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Chile was 12.25 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 12.31 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.36 years in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 72nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release