Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile
Chile: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 18,863 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 18,863 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2018.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile peaked at 19,095 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 12,107 number, in 1999.
That places Chile 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12,107 number | — |
| 2000 | 13,291 number | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 12,974 number | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 17,696 number | +36.4% |
| 2005 | 18,144 number | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 18,196 number | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 18,591 number | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 18,510 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 19,095 number | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 17,306 number | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 18,093 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 18,549 number | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 17,099 number | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 17,974 number | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 18,304 number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18,713 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 18,863 number | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,107 number | 12,107 number | 12,107 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 17,062 number | 12,974 number | 19,095 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 18,113 number | 17,099 number | 18,863 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Chile was 18,863 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 19,095 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,107 number in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Chile ranks 54th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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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Total number of female 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.