Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Chile, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile peaked at 0.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2016.
That places Chile 118th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Chile, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3% | — |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | +3.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 55% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 57% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Chile was 0.2% 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 0.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Chile ranks 118th out of 120 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 12.7%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release