Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 1.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Chile, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.4% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Chile peaked at 1.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
Chile ranks 43rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -70.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +372.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -80.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +387.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -64.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +63.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +35.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +32.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +9.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 7.7%, 18% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Chile's 1.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.1%, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 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 1.4% 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 1.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Chile ranks 43rd out of 60 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 up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release