Education · Latin America & Caribbean · High income
Chile: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 84.5% (2020), 72nd of 176 in the world and 14th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 99.5% (2024), 104th of 191 in the world and 19th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 99.1% (2024), 43rd of 168 in the world and 11th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Chile in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 84.5%2020 | 72/176 | 14/33 | 79.0% | 108.2% | 84.5% | −23.6 ppsince 2010 | 75.6% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 99.5%2024 | 104/191 | 19/39 | 101.4% | 103.2% | 99.7% | −2.4 ppsince 2014 | 104.6% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 99.1%2024 | 43/168 | 11/33 | · | 95.1%2011 | 98.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 96.5% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 105.6%2024 | 37/176 | 9/37 | 86.9% | 91.0% | 103.7% | +5.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 102.3%2024 | 16/168 | 6/32 | · | 94.7%2011 | 99.4% | +7.0 ppsince 2014 | 81.5% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 110.2%2024 | 7/172 | 1/31 | 35.4% | 66.3% | 89.1% | +26.5 ppsince 2014 | 58.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.1%2024 | 108/178 | 29/35 | · | 3.3% | 2.3% | −0.8 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 96.4%2017 | 53/141 | 9/26 | 95.7%2002 | 96.7%2011 | · | +0.7 ppsince 2002 | 94.9% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.3%2022 | 47/148 | 9/31 | 99.1% | 99.4%2011 | 99.3%2022 | −0.1 ppsince 2011 | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 17.82017 | 90/173 | 14/30 | 32.2 | 23.4 | · | −29%since 2007 | 21.3 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 4.9%2022 | 64/184 | 12/38 | 3.8% | 4.2% | 5.6% | +0.9 ppsince 2011 | 3.8% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 18.4%2022 | 29/179 | 7/37 | 16.4% | 17.9% | 19.4% | +0.6 ppsince 2011 | 16.6% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+1.0 pp99.1% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+5.7 pp105.6% in 2024
- Lower secondary completion+7.0 pp102.3% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment+26.5 pp110.2% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−23.6 pp84.5% in 2020
- Youth literacy−0.1 pp99.3% in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Chile and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Chile. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Chile | Argentina | Peru | Bolivia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 84.5%2020 | 76.2%2020 | 96.4%2021 | 78.5%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 99.5%2024 | 102.5%2023 | 112.8%2024 | 93.7%2024 |
| Primary completion | 99.1%2024 | 98.9%2023 | 95.0%2019 | 91.0%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 105.6%2024 | 105.6%2023 | 108.3%2024 | 90.5%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 102.3%2024 | 95.0%2023 | 92.0%2019 | 88.5%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 110.2%2024 | 107.8%2023 | 71.2%2017 | — |
| Out-of-school children | 2.1%2024 | 0.7%2023 | 0.2%2019 | 9.3%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 96.4%2017 | 99.1%2020 | 93.7%2024 | 96.7%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 99.3%2022 | 99.7%2020 | 99.5%2024 | 99.8%2024 |