Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2011.
That places Chile 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1% | — |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +89.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +22.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +15.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +6.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 25% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +89.7% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 96,048 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21,633 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 280,113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 264,101 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Chile was 0.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Chile ranks 52nd out of 66 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (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 Doctoral or equivalent.