Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile
Chile: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 79.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile is 79.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile peaked at 98.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2024.
That places Chile 81st out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 98.5% | — |
| 2014 | 81.6% | -17.2% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | -0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 79.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 80% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Chile's 79.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.9%, 90% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 81.5% | 98.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 80.9% | 79.8% | 82.1% | 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 share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in Chile was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- Chile ranks 81st out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).