Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea was 92.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Chile is 92.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Chile peaked at 92.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 73rd of 136 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Chile, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80.3% | — |
| 2003 | 82.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 85.6% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 84.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 80.9% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 88.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 87.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 87.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 90.6% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.4% | 80.3% | 88.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.3% | 80.9% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.1% | 92.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 70 Belize 93.6% compare
- 71 Kiribati 93.6% compare
- 72 Saudi Arabia 93.3% compare
- 74 Palestine, State of 92.0% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 91.4% compare
- 76 Brunei Darussalam 91.4% 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 primary, population 25+ yea in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea in Chile was 92.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea?
- Chile ranks 73rd out of 136 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 primary, population 25+ years, 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 primary education.