Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile stood at 93.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.3%, in 2000.
That places Chile 76th out of 135 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 82.9% | — |
| 2000 | 81.3% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 87.3% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 89.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 86.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 85.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 88.4% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 88.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 93.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.3%, 94% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 93.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.9% | 82.9% | 82.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 81.3% | 89.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.3% | 82.3% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 90.9% | 93.4% | 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 primary education or higher in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Chile was 93.4% 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 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.3% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Chile ranks 76th out of 135 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 4.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release