Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural male was 73.8% 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 73.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, 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 … lower rural male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3% | — |
| 2003 | 40.2% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +20.7% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 50.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 52.8% | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 59.6% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 71.1% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +2.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 73.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 92.3%, 80% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Chile's 73.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 36.9%, 2.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 34.3% | 57.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 59.6% | 50.6% | 69.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 69.5% | 73.8% | 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 lower secondary education or in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile was 73.8% 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 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% 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 39.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release