Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile
Chile: Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP was 1.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile, 1974–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp in Chile stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 34.7% 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, 0.4%, in 1990.
That places Chile 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.8% | — |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -45.4% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +29.2% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | -67.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +9.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +20.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +21.5% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -10.7% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 1.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- 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 0.4% in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp?
- Chile ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 Government expenditure on tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release