Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 25,052 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile is 25,052 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 25,052 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,097 number, in 1971.
Chile ranks 50th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2,097 number | — |
| 1972 | 2,267 number | +8.1% |
| 1973 | 2,291 number | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 2,519 number | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 2,512 number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 3,144 number | +25.2% |
| 1977 | 3,205 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3,388 number | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 2,486 number | -26.6% |
| 1988 | 9,456 number | +280.4% |
| 1989 | 9,205 number | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 8,542 number | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 9,415 number | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 9,415 number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,576 number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 18,579 number | +94.0% |
| 2002 | 16,958 number | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 17,155 number | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 18,421 number | +7.4% |
| 2005 | 19,715 number | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 20,443 number | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 21,858 number | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 21,075 number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 20,809 number | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 22,118 number | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 22,965 number | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 23,525 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 24,272 number | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 25,052 number | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,657 number | 2,097 number | 3,388 number | 9 |
| 1980s | 9,330 number | 9,205 number | 9,456 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 9,237 number | 8,542 number | 9,576 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 19,018 number | 16,958 number | 21,858 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 22,831 number | 20,809 number | 25,052 number | 7 |
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 pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Chile was 25,052 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 25,052 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,097 number in 1971.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.