Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile stood at 24.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 24.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Chile 56th out of 102 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … male short-cycle tertiary urban in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.9% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +40.5% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 24.4% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 17.5% | -28.2% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | -11.0% |
| 2012 | 17.1% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +21.3% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 24.4% | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 21.6% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 22.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 24.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 36.6%, 68% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Chile's 24.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.8%, 1.4× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.6% | 10.7% | 24.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 17.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 21.6% | 24.8% | 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 24.8% 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 24.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 56th out of 102 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 38.7%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release