Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Chile
Chile: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1037 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Chile, 1998–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.1037 units per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Chile peaked at 0.1037 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0521 units per square kilometre, in 2003.
Chile ranks 155th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Chile, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1999 | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0583 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0554 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0694 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0692 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0705 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0706 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0728 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.086 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0929 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0959 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0988 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1003 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1024 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.1037 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.517 units per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.1037 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4031 units per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 | +29.6% | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 0.0676 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0571 units per square kilometre | 0.0558 units per square kilometre | 0.0585 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0651 units per square kilometre | 0.0521 units per square kilometre | 0.0733 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0852 units per square kilometre | 0.069 units per square kilometre | 0.0997 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1013 units per square kilometre | 0.0988 units per square kilometre | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 152 Vanuatu 0.1097 units per square kilometre compare
- 153 Norway 0.1045 units per square kilometre compare
- 154 Afghanistan 0.1042 units per square kilometre compare
- 156 Uruguay 0.0935 units per square kilometre
- 157 Argentina 0.0922 units per square kilometre compare
- 158 Brazil 0.0857 units per square kilometre compare
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 primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Chile?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Chile was 0.1037 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1037 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0521 units per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Chile ranks 155th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.