Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile
Chile: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 56,853 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile is 56,853 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile peaked at 56,853 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 29,204 number, in 2002.
Chile ranks 35th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29,381 number | — |
| 2000 | 30,329 number | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 29,204 number | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 40,649 number | +39.2% |
| 2005 | 42,572 number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 43,637 number | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 44,256 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 44,397 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 43,661 number | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 46,834 number | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 47,463 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 47,987 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 49,755 number | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 51,217 number | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 52,767 number | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 55,470 number | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 56,853 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29,381 number | 29,381 number | 29,381 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 39,838 number | 29,204 number | 44,397 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 51,043 number | 46,834 number | 56,853 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 upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Chile was 56,853 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 56,853 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,204 number in 2002.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. 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 upper secondary 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 upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.