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
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Chile, 1970–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 64 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 22.7% compare
- 65 North Macedonia, Republic of 22.5% compare
- 66 Iran, Islamic Republic of 22.5% compare
- 68 Czechia 22.0% compare
- 69 Jordan 22.0% compare
- 70 Türkiye 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 22.3% 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release