Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 89.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Chile recorded 89.1% for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile peaked at 89.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 46th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.9% | — |
| 1982 | 35.2% | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +98.6% |
| 2003 | 72.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 77.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 81.2% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 84.1% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 81.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 88.5% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 69.8% | 77.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 74.9% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 85.9% | 89.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 43 Belgium 89.8% compare
- 44 Poland 89.8% compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 89.7% compare
- 47 Singapore 87.8% compare
- 48 Puerto Rico 87.7% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 87.7% compare
More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 640,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile was 89.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 89.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, male (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.