Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor urban s in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Bachelor urban s was 24.8% 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 24.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Chile peaked at 24.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2011.
Chile ranks 37th of 90 countries on this measure, 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 … male Bachelor urban s in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15.9% | — |
| 2011 | 12.9% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | +32.0% |
| 2013 | 14.5% | -15.1% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 24.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 30.9%, 80% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Chile's 24.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.4%, 1.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.1% | 12.9% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.8% | 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 24.8% 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 24.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Chile ranks 37th out of 90 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 38.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release