Share of schools with access to electricity in Chile
Chile: Share of schools with access to electricity was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to electricity in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of schools with access to electricity in Chile stood at 99.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to electricity in Chile peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2022.
Chile ranks 87th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of schools with access to electricity in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 99.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Chile's 99.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More energy & mining data for Chile
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 0.972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 15.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to electricity in Chile?
- Share of schools with access to electricity in Chile was 99.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to electricity recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2022.
- How does Chile rank for share of schools with access to electricity?
- Chile ranks 87th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level (%).