Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile
Chile: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0049 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile, 1999–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0049 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0049 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per person, in 2002.
That places Chile 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0029 units per person | — |
| 2000 | 0.0031 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0029 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 units per person | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 0.004 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.004 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.004 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0045 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0046 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0047 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0049 units per person | +1.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0049 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 69% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0049 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +34.9% | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0039 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0043 units per person | 0.004 units per person | 0.0046 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Chile was 0.0049 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per person in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Chile ranks 132nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.