Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Chile
Chile: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 89.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Chile, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 89.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Chile peaked at 89.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 1981.
Chile ranks 47th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 47.5% | — |
| 1982 | 48.6% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 49.5% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 51.4% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 54.3% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 55.7% | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 59.4% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 60.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 63.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 65.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 69.0% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 70.4% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 77.8% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 89.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 90.4%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Chile's 89.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.9%, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.9% | 47.5% | 57.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 58.0% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 71.5% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.1% | 82.3% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.0% | 86.6% | 89.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Chile?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Chile was 89.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Chile ranks 47th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release