Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 87.8% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile is 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1970.
That places Chile 48th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 30.4% | — |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +100.3% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.2% | 76.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 72.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 84.5% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 45 Puerto Rico 88.8% compare
- 46 Brunei Darussalam 88.7% compare
- 47 Poland 88.2% compare
- 49 Fiji 87.3% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 51 Cyprus 85.9% compare
More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Chile was 87.8% 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 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 134 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 7.9%. 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+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.