Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile is 31.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile peaked at 31.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2012.
That places Chile 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18.2% | — |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 21.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 27.4% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.8% | 18.2% | 25.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 27.4% | 31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 47 Oman 33.9% compare
- 48 Palestine, State of 32.4% compare
- 49 Grenada 31.5% compare
- 51 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 31.3% compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 31.3% compare
- 53 Jordan 30.9% compare
More education data for Chile
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Chile was 31.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.