Australia vs Chile: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Australia
0.0675 units per person
in 2024
Chile
0.0695 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Chile rank
8th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Australia
  • Chile
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.0695 units per person against 0.0675 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.002 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 9th and Chile ranks 8th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Chile Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0185 units per person 0.012 units per person 0.0065 units per person Australia
1980s 0.0234 units per person 0.0156 units per person 0.0078 units per person Australia
1990s 0.0475 units per person 0.023 units per person 0.0245 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0739 units per person 0.0669 units per person 0.007 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0663 units per person 0.0664 units per person 0 units per person Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Australia or Chile?
Chile, at 0.0695 units per person against 0.0675 units per person in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Australia and Chile?
0.002 units per person, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
35 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Chile rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Australia ranks 9th and Chile ranks 8th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.