Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.4354 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile stood at 0.4354 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 122.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 0.4801 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.1611 LPIA, in 2000.
Chile ranks 52nd of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Chile, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1611 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.1989 LPIA | +23.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2649 LPIA | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2163 LPIA | -18.4% |
| 2008 | 0.284 LPIA | +31.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3064 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3283 LPIA | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 0.313 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4801 LPIA | +53.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1955 LPIA | -59.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4758 LPIA | +143.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3696 LPIA | -22.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4217 LPIA | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4178 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4292 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3938 LPIA | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4006 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3936 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4161 LPIA | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.4354 LPIA | +4.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.4354 LPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 64% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.4354 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2932 LPIA, 1.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary 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 | +143.3% | 0.1955 LPIA | 0.4758 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2386 LPIA | 0.1611 LPIA | 0.3064 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3825 LPIA | 0.1955 LPIA | 0.4801 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4114 LPIA | 0.3936 LPIA | 0.4354 LPIA | 4 |
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 0.4354 LPIA in 2023, 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 0.4801 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1611 LPIA in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 52nd out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 122.7%. 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, 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