Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban both was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 72.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Chile peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2000.
That places Chile 48th out of 108 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 … upper urban both in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.7% | — |
| 2000 | 48.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 58.1% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 62.1% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 60.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 66.2% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.2% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 69.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +1.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 72.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.8%, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Chile's 72.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 56.7%, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 48.9% | 58.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 55.2% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 68.2% | 72.9% | 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 72.9% 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 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Chile ranks 48th out of 108 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 13.8%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release