Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 22.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile is 22.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 22.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 61st of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 9.4% | 21.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 15.5% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.2% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 58 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 23.3% compare
- 59 Slovak Republic 23.2% compare
- 60 Malaysia 23.1% compare
- 62 Montenegro 22.7% compare
- 63 Bulgaria 22.1% compare
- 64 Philippines 21.9% compare
More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (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 22.9% 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 22.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 61st out of 129 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 up 39.5%. 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 short-cycle tertiary 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