Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.8% | — |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +88.0% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +47.0% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +39.0% |
| 2009 | 15.1% | -27.6% |
| 2010 | 18.1% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +30.1% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | -20.6% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 19.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 20.3% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +3.4% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 22.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 37.8%, 59% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Chile's 22.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
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 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