Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Chile
Chile: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 24,683 number in 2018. β Volatile
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Chile, 1975β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 24,683 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Chile peaked at 24,683 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,483 number, in 1979.
Chile ranks 44th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,835 number | 2,483 number | 3,187 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 8,985 number | 8,363 number | 9,296 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 18,696 number | 16,395 number | 21,457 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 22,558 number | 20,663 number | 24,683 number | 7 |
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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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Chile?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Chile was 24,683 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 24,683 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,483 number in 1979.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Chile ranks 44th out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.