School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) (male) was 17.08 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Chile recorded 17.08 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile peaked at 17.08 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.23 years, in 2000.
That places Chile 21st out of 179 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, male (years) (male) in Chile, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.23 years | — |
| 2002 | 13.63 years | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 13.85 years | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.23 years | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 14.54 years | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 14.41 years | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.8 years | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 14.93 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 14.89 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.16 years | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 15.97 years | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 16.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.24 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.31 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 16.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.36 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 16.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.11 years | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.46 years | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 16.65 years | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 16.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.08 years | +1.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 17.08 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 15.56 years, 1.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Chile's 17.08 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.82 years, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.28 years | 13.23 years | 14.93 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.91 years | 15 years | 16.41 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.64 years | 16.11 years | 17.08 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Chile was 17.08 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.08 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.23 years in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Chile ranks 21st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release