Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.8754 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile stood at 0.8754 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile peaked at 0.878 LPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7036 LPIA, in 2011.
Chile ranks 60th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8484 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.7836 LPIA | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7648 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7036 LPIA | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7826 LPIA | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8344 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.828 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8417 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8255 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8587 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8694 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.878 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8753 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8682 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.871 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8754 LPIA | +0.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.8754 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 88% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.8754 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7729 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.816 LPIA | 0.7836 LPIA | 0.8484 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8121 LPIA | 0.7036 LPIA | 0.8694 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.8736 LPIA | 0.8682 LPIA | 0.878 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 primary education or higher in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile was 0.8754 LPIA 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 0.878 LPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7036 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Chile ranks 60th out of 100 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 4.9%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release