School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 17.32 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chile recorded 17.32 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chile peaked at 17.32 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.14 years, in 2000.
That places Chile 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.14 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.53 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 13.75 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 14.07 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 14.38 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 14.32 years | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 14.7 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.86 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.1 years | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.31 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 15.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16.11 years | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 16.26 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 16.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 16.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.61 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 16.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 16.34 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.77 years | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 16.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 17.14 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 17.32 years | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.18 years | 13.14 years | 14.88 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.09 years | 15.1 years | 16.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.9 years | 16.34 years | 17.32 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 to tertiary, both sexes in Chile?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Chile was 17.32 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.32 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.14 years in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 27th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release