Education in Pudahuel, Chile: official figures

Fourth-grade students in the schools of Pudahuel comuna scored an average of 276 points in reading in the 2025 SIMCE national test and 261 in mathematics; the reading score is joint 30th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site, and the average for Región metropolitana de santiago is 279 in reading and 265 in mathematics.

SIMCE 4th grade reading score 2025, Pudahuel comuna

276

2025

How many children in Pudahuel reach the expected reading level?

In the 2025 SIMCE for fourth grade, 46.4% of students in Pudahuel comuna reached the adequate learning standard in reading (joint 29th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site) and 23.0% in mathematics (26th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site); 26.5% were at the insufficient level in reading and 35.2% in mathematics.

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

Are school results improving in Pudahuel?

The average fourth-grade SIMCE score of Pudahuel comuna moved from 277 in 2024 to 276 in 2025 in reading (-1 point, joint 13th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for the change) and from 265 to 261 in mathematics (-4 points, joint 19th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site).

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

What are eighth-grade SIMCE results in Pudahuel?

Eighth-grade students in Pudahuel comuna averaged 237 points in reading, 258 in mathematics and 248 in history and social sciences in the 2025 SIMCE; the mathematics score is joint 31st highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site, against a regional average of 264 for Región metropolitana de santiago.

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

How well do eighth graders in Pudahuel read?

In the 2025 eighth-grade SIMCE, 17.9% of students in Pudahuel comuna reached the adequate standard in reading (joint 32nd highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site) and 18.9% in mathematics (30th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site); the reading score of 237 is joint 28th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site.

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

What are secondary school results in Pudahuel?

Students in the second year of secondary school in Pudahuel comuna averaged 252 points in reading and 271 in mathematics in the 2025 SIMCE, joint 26th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for reading and joint 12th highest of 63 Chilean cities on this site for mathematics; the average for Región metropolitana de santiago is 255 in reading and 271 in mathematics.

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

How many secondary students in Pudahuel fall below the learning standard?

In the 2025 SIMCE for the second year of secondary, 44.5% of students in Pudahuel comuna were at the insufficient level in reading (joint 21st lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site) and 41.3% in mathematics (joint 11th lowest of 63 Chilean cities on this site); 22.6% reached the adequate standard in reading and 25.7% in mathematics.

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

How Pudahuel compares with other cities in Chile

SIMCE 4th grade reading, average score 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 30 of 63, highest first. Average of the schools in the comuna

Rank	City	SIMCE 4th grade reading, average score 2025
27	Quilicura	278
28	Melipilla	278
29	Ovalle	277
30	Pudahuel	276
31	Estación Central	276
32	Puerto Montt	275
33	Arica	275

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

SIMCE 4th grade mathematics, average score 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 32 of 63, highest first. Average of the schools in the comuna

Rank	City	SIMCE 4th grade mathematics, average score 2025
29	La Serena	262
30	El Bosque	262
31	Talcahuano	262
32	Pudahuel	261
33	Lo Prado	261
34	Viña del Mar	260
35	Puerto Montt	260

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

Share of 4th graders at the adequate reading standard, 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 34 of 63, highest first.

Rank	City	Share of 4th graders at the adequate reading standard, 2025
31	Arica	47.2%
32	Puerto Montt	47.0%
33	Conchalí	46.8%
34	Pudahuel	46.4%
35	Estación Central	46.4%
36	Quinta Normal	46.3%
37	Lo Prado	46.1%

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

Change in 4th grade reading score 2024 to 2025 (points) (2024-2025)

Pudahuel ranks 17 of 63, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in 4th grade reading score 2024 to 2025 (points)
14	La Florida	-1
15	Coquimbo	-1
16	La Serena	-1
17	Pudahuel	-1
18	Iquique	-1
19	Chillán	-1
20	Copiapó	-1

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

SIMCE 8th grade reading, average score 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 34 of 63, highest first. Average of the schools in the comuna

Rank	City	SIMCE 8th grade reading, average score 2025
31	Calama	238
32	Punta Arenas	238
33	Ovalle	238
34	Pudahuel	237
35	Melipilla	237
36	La Cisterna	237
37	Antofagasta	236

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

SIMCE 8th grade mathematics, average score 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 31 of 63, highest first. Average of the schools in the comuna

Rank	City	SIMCE 8th grade mathematics, average score 2025
28	Linares	260
29	Valdivia	259
30	Villa Alemana	259
31	Pudahuel	258
32	Talcahuano	258
33	Punta Arenas	258
34	Puerto Montt	257

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

SIMCE 2nd year of secondary reading, average score 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 28 of 63, highest first. Average of the schools in the comuna

Rank	City	SIMCE 2nd year of secondary reading, average score 2025
25	Arica	253
26	Puente Alto	252
27	Rancagua	252
28	Pudahuel	252
29	Los Ángeles	252
30	Calama	252
31	Valdivia	252

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

SIMCE 2nd year of secondary mathematics, average score 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 14 of 63, highest first. Average of the schools in the comuna

Rank	City	SIMCE 2nd year of secondary mathematics, average score 2025
11	Concepción	274
12	Maipú	271
13	La Florida	271
14	Pudahuel	271
15	Arica	271
16	Quilicura	269
17	Chillán	269

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

Share of 2nd year secondary students at the insufficient reading level, 2025 (2025)

Pudahuel ranks 42 of 63, highest first.

Rank	City	Share of 2nd year secondary students at the insufficient reading level, 2025
39	Arica	45.7%
40	Viña del Mar	45.5%
41	San Miguel	45.4%
42	Pudahuel	44.5%
43	Chillán	44.5%
44	La Serena	44.3%
45	Peñalolén	43.6%

Source: Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion · saved copy

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Sources

Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion: Simce 2do medio 2025: results by school, comuna, province and region, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e90d0d98cde8…)
Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion: Simce 4to basico 2025: results by school, comuna, province and region, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 6da7a8727aed…)
Agencia de Calidad de la Educacion: Simce 8vo basico 2025: results by school, comuna, province and region, read 29 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5db611be0362…)

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