Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 87.8% 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 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Chile peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1970.
That places Chile 49th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 both in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.4% | — |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +100.3% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 87.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Chile's 87.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 1.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both 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 | +100.3% | 34.0% | 68.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.2% | 76.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 72.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 84.5% | 87.8% | 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 87.8% 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 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 135 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 7.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release