Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile

Chile: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 20,533 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20,533 number
Change on year
up 27.2%
World rank
44th
of 133 countries
All-time high
36,240 number
in 2008
All-time low
10,752 number
in 2014
Years of data
12
2007–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile, 2007–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2007201220182007: 29.7k number2008: 36.2k number2009: 34.5k number2010: 26.3k number2011: 26.3k number2012: 19.9k number2013: 16.8k number2014: 10.8k number2015: 12.2k number2016: 11.2k number2017: 16.1k number2018: 20.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Chile recorded 20,533 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.

The figure is up 27.2% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile peaked at 36,240 number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10,752 number, in 2014.

Chile ranks 44th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Chile, 2007 to 2018.
Year number Change
2007 29,722 number
2008 36,240 number +21.9%
2009 34,512 number -4.8%
2010 26,276 number -23.9%
2011 26,308 number +0.1%
2012 19,895 number -24.4%
2013 16,810 number -15.5%
2014 10,752 number -36.0%
2015 12,187 number +13.3%
2016 11,217 number -8.0%
2017 16,146 number +43.9%
2018 20,533 number +27.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33,491 number 29,722 number 36,240 number 3
2010s 17,792 number 10,752 number 26,308 number 9

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 41 Italy 36,214 number compare
  2. 42 Spain 24,345 number compare
  3. 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 23,422 number compare
  4. 45 Mexico 20,429 number compare
  5. 46 El Salvador 20,364 number compare
  6. 47 Panama 18,654 number compare

See the full ranking of 175 places →

More reference data data for Chile

All data for Chile →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile was 20,533 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 36,240 number in 2008.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 10,752 number in 2014.
How does Chile rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Chile ranks 44th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-one-year-younger-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/chile/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-one-year-younger-than-official-primary-entry-age-both-sexes-number/chile/">Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Chile</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/