Chile's adult literacy rose from 91.1 % in 1982 to 96.4 % in 2017.
Chile's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 101.4 % in 2000 to 99.5 % in 2024.
Chile · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 16 with data
Chile's literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24) rose from 96.7 % in 1982 to 99.3 % in 2022.
Chile's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 86.9 % in 2000 to 105.6 % in 2024.
Chile's tertiary enrolment rose from 35.4 % in 2000 to 110.2 % in 2024.
Chile's children out of school, primary fell from 52,834 in 2007 to 31,779 in 2024.
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- Primary completion ratedown −1.8 pts32nd of 111
- Tertiary attainmentup +3.7 pts26th of 73
- Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)up +2.6 pts27th of 47
- At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)up +3.5 pts34th of 74
- Expected years of schoolingunchanged +0.0 yrs25th of 195
- Mean years of schooling (ages 25+)up +0.2 yrs53rd of 145
- Learning povertyup +7.8 pts4th of 41*
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- Education spendingdown −0.1 pts49th of 164*
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +3.5 pts26th of 156*
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- Pupil-teacher ratio, primarydown −1.2 %66th of 135