Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 21.7% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Chile, 2010β2024
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.
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
- 46 Czechia 22.8% compare
- 47 Jordan 22.3% compare
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 21.8% compare
- 50 Serbia, Republic of 21.3% compare
- 51 North Macedonia, Republic of 21.3% compare
- 52 Montenegro 20.4% 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)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release