Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile
Chile: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 31,852 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Chile recorded 31,852 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile peaked at 31,852 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 15,896 number, in 1999.
Chile ranks 32nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15,896 number | — |
| 2000 | 16,682 number | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 16,053 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 22,054 number | +37.4% |
| 2005 | 23,036 number | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 23,714 number | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 24,133 number | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24,239 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 23,773 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25,640 number | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 25,980 number | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 26,315 number | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 27,387 number | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 28,289 number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 29,348 number | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 30,949 number | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 31,852 number | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,896 number | 15,896 number | 15,896 number | 1 |
| 2000s | 21,710 number | 16,053 number | 24,239 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 28,220 number | 25,640 number | 31,852 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, female in Chile?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Chile was 31,852 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31,852 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,896 number in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Chile ranks 32nd out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. 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
Total number of female 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.