Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 99.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chile, 1970–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 99.6% for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 99.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 1975.
Chile ranks 12th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.3% | — |
| 1971 | 69.1% | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 71.5% | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 70.7% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 67.8% | -4.1% |
| 1975 | 67.1% | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 72.8% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 92.9% | +27.6% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 99.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Chile's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +27.6% | 72.8% | 92.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.9% | 67.1% | 77.3% | 7 |
| 1980s | 92.9% | 92.9% | 92.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 97.9% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 3 |
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chile?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Chile was 99.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 1975.
- How does Chile rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 12th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release