Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 8.4% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Chile, 2004β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile stood at 8.4%.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile peaked at 13.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
Chile ranks 104th of 122 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.1% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.9% | 8.4% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile was 8.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Chile ranks 104th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release