Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile
Chile: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.29 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.29
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
5th
of 31 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 1974
All-time low
0.4503
in 2006
Years of data
35
1974–2021
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile, 1974–2021
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.29 for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile peaked at 1.8 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.4503, in 2006.
Chile ranks 5th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.8 | — |
| 1975 | 0.9832 | -45.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9966 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.17 | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 1.51 | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 1.79 | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5863 | -67.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4533 | -22.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4958 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4817 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4525 | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.4646 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4933 | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5491 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5461 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5679 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5153 | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5356 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4581 | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4503 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.495 | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5504 | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6638 | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9355 | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8851 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9589 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.16 | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.36 | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.37 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.38 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.44 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.45 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.29 | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.24 | 0.9832 | 1.8 | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.3 | 0.5863 | 1.79 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.4843 | 0.4525 | 0.5491 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5314 | 0.4503 | 0.6638 | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.19 | 0.8851 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 2 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.66 compare
- 3 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.55 compare
- 4 Costa Rica 1.32 compare
- 6 Barbados 1.27 compare
- 7 Ecuador 1.08 compare
- 8 Jamaica 1.08 compare
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile?
- Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile was 1.29 in 2021, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 1974.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4503 in 2006.
- How does Chile rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Chile ranks 5th out of 31 countries with data for 2021.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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