Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Chile
Chile: Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) was 21,870 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Chile recorded 21,870 for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile peaked at 21,870 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,107, in 1999.
That places Chile 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12,107 | — |
| 2000 | 13,291 | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 12,974 | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 17,696 | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 18,144 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 18,196 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,591 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 18,510 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 19,095 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 17,306 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 18,093 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 18,549 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 17,099 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 17,974 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 18,304 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18,713 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 18,863 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 19,783 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 19,648 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 20,652 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 21,487 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 21,353 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 21,870 | +2.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 21,870 is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,130, 1.5× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Chile's 21,870 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,686, 4.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) (lower female) 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 | +36.4% | 12,974 | 17,696 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,107 | 12,107 | 12,107 | 1 |
| 2000s | 17,062 | 12,974 | 19,095 | 8 |
| 2010s | 18,298 | 17,099 | 19,783 | 9 |
| 2020s | 21,002 | 19,648 | 21,870 | 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 teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile was 21,870 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21,870 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,107 in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Chile ranks 57th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release