Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary 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 upper secondary in Chile is 69.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Chile peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
That places Chile 54th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 upper secondary in Chile, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 42.4% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 49.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 64.4% | 69.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Chile was 69.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Chile ranks 54th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. 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 upper secondary, population 25+, female (%) (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 upper secondary education.