Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female was 21.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Chile is 21.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Chile peaked at 21.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2011.
That places Chile 49th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor s female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.8% | — |
| 2011 | 9.8% | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +28.3% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +28.8% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 18.6% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 19.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 21.7% | +3.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 21.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.0%, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Chile's 21.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.7%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5% | 9.8% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Chile was 21.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release