School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 17.56 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile stood at 17.56 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile peaked at 17.56 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.04 years, in 2000.
Chile ranks 29th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.08 years | 13.04 years | 14.88 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.27 years | 15.21 years | 16.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.15 years | 16.58 years | 17.56 years | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.14 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Chile was 17.56 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.56 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.04 years in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Chile ranks 29th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release