Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Chile
Chile: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 89.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
128th
of 217 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 1984
All-time low
69.7%
in 1998
Years of data
48
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 89.1% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Chile peaked at 89.4% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1998.
Chile ranks 128th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 81.2% | — |
| 1971 | 78.9% | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 77.7% | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 76.7% | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 77.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 79.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 77.7% | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 79.8% | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 81.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 82.2% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 83.4% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 87.5% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 89.4% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 88.4% | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 81.6% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 75.8% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 80.3% | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 79.9% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 75.0% | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 70.1% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 71.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 87.9% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.5% | 76.7% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.3% | 81.0% | 89.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 75.1% | 69.7% | 80.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 71.4% | 75.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 75.1% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.6% | 89.1% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 719,494 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 771,035 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4034 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Chile?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Chile was 89.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 1984.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Chile ranks 128th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release