Australia vs Chile: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates
Australia
99.6%
in 2024
Chile
99.5%
in 2024
Australia rank
121st
Chile rank
122nd
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates over time
- Australia
- Chile
How they compare
Australia currently reports 99.6% against 99.5% in Chile, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 121st and Chile ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 103.7% | 104.4% | 0.7% | Chile |
| 2010s | 103.2% | 102.1% | 1.1% | Australia |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.8% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates, Australia or Chile?
- Australia, at 99.6% against 99.5% in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates between Australia and Chile?
- 0.1%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Chile rank globally for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Australia ranks 121st and Chile ranks 122nd of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.