Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female 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 52nd of 132 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.0% | — |
| 1982 | 33.0% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 66.7% | +101.9% |
| 2003 | 69.0% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 76.3% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 83.0% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 86.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 94% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Chile's 86.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.4%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +101.9% | 33.0% | 66.7% |
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
- 49 Brunei 87.5% compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 51 Poland 86.8% compare
- 53 South Korea 85.6% compare
- 54 South Africa 84.9% compare
- 55 Cyprus 84.8% compare
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 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 52nd out of 132 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