Primary net enrolment in Chile

Name: Primary net enrolment in Chile
Creator: UNESCO UIS
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In Chile, 97.9% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education % of children of primary school age Data: 2007 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS

The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.

Chile, 2024 97.9%nat_est % of children of primary school age

Change from 2023 −0.8percentage points 2023: 98.7%

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 98.9% Middle value of 23 countries

Primary net enrolment in Chile over time

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% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Total net enrolment rate, primary education (% of children of primary school age), 2007 to 2024
Period	Chile
2024	97.9%nat_est (National estimate)
2023	98.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2022	98.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2021	97.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2020	97.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2019	98.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2018	98.1%nat_est (National estimate)
2017	97.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2016	97.5%nat_est (National estimate)
2015	97.3%nat_est (National estimate)
2014	97.0%nat_est (National estimate)
2013	96.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2012	96.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2011	96.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2010	96.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2009	95.2%nat_est (National estimate)
2008	96.8%nat_est (National estimate)
2007	96.6%nat_est (National estimate)

Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.

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In short

That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 98.7% in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 97.0%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.

More for Chile

All statistics for Chile

Out-of-school children 2.1%nat_est 2024 · UNESCO UIS Primary school enrolment (gross) 99.5% 2024 · World Bank ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 13.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 99.3% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 92.7% 2022 · UNESCO UIS

Source and dates

Original producer: UNESCO UIS
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code: NERT.1.CP · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2007 to 2024 for Chile
Provider update: Not stated by the provider
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org