Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.39 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.39 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 0.3941 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0545 LPIA, in 2013.
Chile ranks 51st of 91 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1625 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.167 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2166 LPIA | +29.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1739 LPIA | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2338 LPIA | +34.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2438 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2649 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3435 LPIA | +29.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3574 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 LPIA | -84.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3941 LPIA | +623.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2792 LPIA | -29.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3501 LPIA | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3418 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3175 LPIA | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3095 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3426 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3635 LPIA | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3774 LPIA | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3901 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.39 LPIA | -0.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.39 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.592 LPIA, 66% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.39 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2274 LPIA, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Chile changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +623.0% | 0.0545 LPIA | 0.3941 LPIA |
| 2013 | -84.7% | 0.3574 LPIA | 0.0545 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1996 LPIA | 0.1625 LPIA | 0.2438 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3012 LPIA | 0.0545 LPIA | 0.3941 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3727 LPIA | 0.3426 LPIA | 0.3901 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile was 0.39 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3941 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0545 LPIA in 2013.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 51st out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release