Primary education, teachers in Chile
Chile: Primary education, teachers was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Chile recorded 81.3% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Chile peaked at 81.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1999.
Chile ranks 79th of 200 countries on this measure, 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 | 77.3% | 77.1% | 77.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.1% | 78.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.1% | 77.7% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.0% | 81.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 10.33 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 42.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Chile?
- Primary education, teachers in Chile was 81.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1999.
- How does Chile rank for primary education, teachers?
- Chile ranks 79th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.