Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 69.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile is 69.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile peaked at 69.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
That places Chile 54th out of 141 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +12.1% |
| 2015 | 56.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 58.4% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 66.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 69.4% | +1.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 69.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 88% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 69.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51.2%, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 42.4% | 51.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 49.7% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 64.4% | 69.4% | 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 69.4% 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 69.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Chile ranks 54th out of 141 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 17.1%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release