School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Chile
Chile: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.31 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Chile, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Chile is 6.31 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Chile peaked at 6.32 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.26 years, in 2000.
Chile ranks 78th of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.47 years | 5.26 years | 5.58 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.84 years | 5.35 years | 6.17 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.28 years | 6.14 years | 6.32 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Chile?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Chile was 6.31 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 years in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 78th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release