Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in Chile
Chile: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) was 37,314 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile stood at 37,314. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile peaked at 37,314 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,896, in 1999.
That places Chile 34th out of 152 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15,896 | — |
| 2000 | 16,682 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 16,053 | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 22,054 | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 23,036 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 23,714 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24,133 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24,239 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23,773 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25,640 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 25,980 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 26,315 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27,387 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 28,289 | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 29,348 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 30,949 | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 31,852 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33,126 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 32,947 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 33,927 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 35,149 | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 36,417 | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 37,314 | +2.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 37,314 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11,215, 3.3× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Chile's 37,314 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,442, 10.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (upper female) 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 | +37.4% | 16,053 | 22,054 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,896 | 15,896 | 15,896 | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,710 | 16,053 | 24,239 | 8 |
| 2010s | 28,765 | 25,640 | 33,126 | 9 |
| 2020s | 35,151 | 32,947 | 37,314 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 upper secondary education, female in Chile?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile was 37,314 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 37,314 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,896 in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Chile ranks 34th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release