Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 70.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile stood at 70.9%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile peaked at 70.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2000.
That places Chile 46th out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2003 | 37.6% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 62.3% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 59.1% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.9% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 70.9% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 34.1% | 60.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 57.5% | 48.4% | 67.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 69.0% | 66.9% | 70.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile was 70.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 70.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Chile ranks 46th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release