Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural female was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 81.4% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2000.
That places Chile 59th out of 103 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 primary … primary rural female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.2% | — |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 66.8% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 79.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 80.8% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 81.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 81.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.9%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.4% | 54.2% | 77.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 71.9% | 58.2% | 79.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.3% | 81.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 56 Sri Lanka 85.5% compare
- 57 Jordan 83.5% compare
- 58 Philippines 81.7% compare
- 60 Vietnam 80.9% compare
- 61 South Africa 79.3% compare
- 62 Costa Rica 77.2% 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 primary education or higher in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Chile ranks 59th out of 103 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release