Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both was 93.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile is 93.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile peaked at 93.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2011.
That places Chile 56th out of 106 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban both in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 86.8% | — |
| 2000 | 84.4% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 85.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 85.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 91.6% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 91.2% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 93.2% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 93.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 93.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 93.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.5%, 1.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.8% | 86.8% | 86.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.1% | 84.4% | 91.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 84.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 91.4% | 93.9% | 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 93.9% 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 93.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2011.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 106 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 3.9%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release