Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 22.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile stood at 22.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile peaked at 22.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1970.
That places Chile 61st out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.2% | — |
| 1982 | 8.5% | +61.8% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +14.6% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 13.7% | +37.4% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +32.7% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 18.2% | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | +29.7% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 9.4% | 21.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 58 Timor-Leste 23.3% compare
- 59 Slovakia 23.2% compare
- 60 Malaysia 23.1% compare
- 62 Montenegro 22.7% compare
- 63 Bulgaria 22.1% compare
- 64 Philippines 21.9% compare
More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.37 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Chile was 22.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Chile ranks 61st out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, male (%) (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 short-cycle tertiary education.