Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 27,644 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile is 27,644 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 27,644 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15,594 number, in 1999.
Chile ranks 63rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15,594 number | — |
| 2000 | 17,069 number | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 16,777 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 22,662 number | +35.1% |
| 2005 | 23,241 number | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 23,290 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 23,714 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 23,716 number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24,539 number | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22,600 number | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 23,440 number | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 24,034 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 25,068 number | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 26,359 number | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 26,769 number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 27,327 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 27,644 number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,594 number | 15,594 number | 15,594 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,876 number | 16,777 number | 24,539 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 25,405 number | 22,600 number | 27,644 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Chile was 27,644 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 27,644 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,594 number in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 63rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.