Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile
Chile: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9694 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile is 0.9694 index, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile peaked at 0.9762 index in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.9484 index, in 2008.
Chile ranks 166th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.976 index | — |
| 2002 | 0.9762 index | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.975 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9543 index | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9555 index | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9553 index | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9508 index | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9484 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9515 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9735 index | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9707 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9707 index | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9711 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9712 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9707 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9709 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9712 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.971 index | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9723 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.969 index | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9686 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9705 index | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.967 index | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.9694 index | +0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.9694 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 index, 97% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.9694 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9945 index, 97% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9603 index | 0.9484 index | 0.9762 index | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9713 index | 0.9707 index | 0.9735 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9689 index | 0.967 index | 0.9705 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More health data for Chile
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.71 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4062 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,755 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 115 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0224 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Chile was 0.9694 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9762 index in 2002.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9484 index in 2008.
- How does Chile rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Chile ranks 166th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.