Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA was 0.3964 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Chile stood at 0.3964 LPIA.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Chile peaked at 0.5588 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0 LPIA, in 2011.
Chile ranks 30th of 59 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2485 LPIA | — |
| 2011 | 0 LPIA | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5004 LPIA | — |
| 2013 | 0.325 LPIA | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5368 LPIA | +65.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1579 LPIA | -70.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5588 LPIA | +253.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2119 LPIA | -62.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2316 LPIA | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2477 LPIA | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2887 LPIA | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3034 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2982 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3864 LPIA | +29.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3964 LPIA | +2.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.3964 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4548 LPIA, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.3964 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.1828 LPIA, 2.2× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational Master location LPIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +253.9% | 0.1579 LPIA | 0.5588 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3019 LPIA | 0 LPIA | 0.5588 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3346 LPIA | 0.2887 LPIA | 0.3964 LPIA | 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 master's or equivalent in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Chile was 0.3964 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5588 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Chile ranks 30th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release