Chile has an ageing teaching force, which can be an opportunity. Chile needs more teachers, and needs to attract high-quality candidates to the profession. There is high demand for more teachers and younger teachers in Chile. This typical teacher reports having 15 years of teaching experience, and having completed teacher education or a training programme. While the typical teacher in Chile is female, the proportion of women to men in the teacher workforce is below the TALIS average (62.8% of teachers in Chile are female, in comparison to the TALIS average of 68.1%) School leaders in Chile are ageing as well.