Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 10.3% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile stood at 10.3%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 10.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
Chile ranks 55th of 95 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5% | 1.5% | 6.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 2.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.8% compare
- 53 Serbia 10.8% compare
- 54 Malaysia 10.7% compare
- 56 South Africa 9.2% compare
- 57 Bulgaria 8.6% compare
- 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 8.4% 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 10.3% 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 10.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 55th out of 95 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 45.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release