Teachers in primary education, male in Chile
Chile: Teachers in primary education, male was 17,744 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in Chile stood at 17,744.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Chile peaked at 18,096 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11,509, in 2003.
That places Chile 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,483 | 12,018 | 12,948 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13,756 | 11,509 | 15,539 | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,592 | 14,374 | 17,600 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,452 | 16,910 | 18,096 | 5 |
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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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Chile?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Chile was 17,744 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 18,096 in 2023.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,509 in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Chile ranks 70th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release