Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile
Chile: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile is 83.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile peaked at 84.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1998.
That places Chile 6th out of 143 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 71.1% | — |
| 2000 | 72.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.2% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 83.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.2%, 3.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 83.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 49.0%, 1.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 72.4% | 79.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 81.9% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 83.2% | 83.9% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private in Chile was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private?
- Chile ranks 6th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release