Education in Chile

3,454 indicators covering education for Chile.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), both sexes 1.4% 2023 down 64.9% 105th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 11.6% 2018 down 51.5% 72nd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 16.1% 2018 down 56.9% 93rd
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 104.3% 2024 up 5.5% 41st
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.989 GPI 2024 down 3.3% 127th
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 105.5% 2024 up 9.1% 38th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2025 — 145th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.7% 2018 up 8.4% 39th
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.1% 2018 down 0.3% 36th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 2.7% 1st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 104.8% 2024 up 10.0% 19th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 up 2.2% 1st
Progression to secondary school, male 97.4% 2016 up 1.8% 78th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 84.3% 2024 up 20.4% 94th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.25 million number 2018 up 55.9% 34th
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 2.4% 2018 up 4.6% 40th
School enrollment, secondary, female 89.9% 2017 up 2.0% 47th
School enrollment, secondary, male 87.5% 2017 up 2.6% 50th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 15.7% 2024 down 47.6% 99th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, both sexes 97.9% 2024 up 0.9% 78th
Government expenditure on education, US$ 14,796 millions 2022 up 44.9% 35th
Progression to secondary school, female 98.4% 2016 up 1.1% 63rd
Expenditure on tertiary education 25.2% 2017 up 64.3% 40th
Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.9% 2022 up 20.9% 52nd
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 16,728 number 2018 up 76.5% 67th
Literacy rate, youth female 99.5% 2022 down 0.1% 27th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.7% 2023 down 70.9% 96th
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 5.3% 2018 up 21.8% 72nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 2,186 2024 down 63.1% 68th
Children out of school, primary 31,779 2024 down 25.5% 82nd
Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 31,779 2024 down 25.5% 82nd
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 2,994 2024 down 62.3% 71st
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 2.1% 2024 down 28.3% 127th
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 27,644 number 2018 up 16.6% 63rd
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 83.4% 2024 up 22.3% 91st
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 85.2% 2024 up 18.7% 97th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 16.6% 2024 down 47.7% 100th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 14.8% 2024 down 47.5% 93rd
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 31,405 2024 up 19.1% 64th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 4,038 2024 down 59.6% 87th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 748,235 number 2018 down 5.4% 57th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,194 2023 up 63.3% 38th
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 64,643 2024 up 26.2% 37th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 18,863 number 2018 up 1.9% 54th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 68.2% 2018 down 12.6% 46th
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 18.4% 2022 up 3.6% 30th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 5,347 2024 down 58.2% 86th
Teachers in lower secondary education, female 21,870 2024 up 21.7% 57th
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 69.6% 2024 up 2.1% 51st
Teachers in lower secondary education, male 9,535 2024 up 13.7% 72nd
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 57.7% 2024 up 4.5% 79th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 5,789 number 2018 up 59.5% 61st
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.8% 2017 down 0.4% 82nd
Teachers in upper secondary education, female 37,314 2024 up 31.9% 34th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 94.8% 2017 down 1.2% 84th
Teachers in upper secondary education, male 27,329 2024 up 19.2% 38th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 2.2% 2017 down 38.8% 76th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 3.5% 2017 down 33.7% 69th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 2,353 2024 down 51.4% 74th