Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 21.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 21.7% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 21.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1970.
That places Chile 74th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 5.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 7.4% | 20.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 12.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.9% | 18.6% | 21.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 71 Grenada 21.9% compare
- 72 Austria 21.8% compare
- 73 Albania 21.8% compare
- 75 Costa Rica 21.6% compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 20.7% compare
- 77 Türkiye, Republic of 20.1% 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 21.7% 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 21.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 74th out of 128 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 53.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release