Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places Chile 50th out of 109 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 23.2% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 25.6% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 25.2% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +26.9% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 44.3% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 44.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +3.6% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 48.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 70.7%, 68% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 48.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.4%, 1.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 12.7% | 25.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 24.3% | 42.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 44.0% | 48.2% | 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 upper secondary education or in Chile?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile was 48.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Chile ranks 50th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.5%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release