Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile is 86.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile peaked at 86.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 51st of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 33.0% | 33.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.7% | 76.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 71.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 83.0% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 48 Brunei Darussalam 87.5% compare
- 49 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 50 Poland 86.8% compare
- 52 Korea 85.6% compare
- 53 South Africa 84.9% compare
- 54 Cyprus 84.8% 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)
- 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 86.4% 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 86.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 131 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 8.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release