Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile

Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 22.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22.3%
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
67th
of 129 countries
All-time high
22.3%
in 2024
All-time low
3.8%
in 1970
Years of data
24
1970–2024

Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 1970–2024

51015201970199720241970: 3.8 %1982: 7.1 %2000: 8.4 %2003: 9 %2004: 13.2 %2006: 13.8 %2007: 15.1 %2008: 20.9 %2009: 15.1 %2010: 18.1 %2011: 15.2 %2012: 14 %2013: 17.7 %2014: 15.2 %2015: 19.8 %2016: 15.7 %2017: 22 %2018: 17.8 %2019: 18.6 %2020: 19.2 %2021: 19.6 %2022: 20.3 %2023: 21.5 %2024: 22.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 22.3% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile peaked at 22.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1970.

Chile ranks 67th of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 1
1980s 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 1
2000s 13.6% 8.4% 20.9% 7
2010s 17.4% 14.0% 22.0% 10
2020s 20.6% 19.2% 22.3% 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 64 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 22.7% compare
  2. 65 North Macedonia, Republic of 22.5% compare
  3. 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.5% compare
  4. 68 Czechia 22.0% compare
  5. 69 Jordan 22.0% compare
  6. 70 Türkiye 21.9% compare

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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 22.3% 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 22.3% in 2024.
What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1970.
How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
Chile ranks 67th 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 46.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
129 places, 2,142 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release