Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, 2004–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 1.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 3.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.
That places Chile 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.8% | — |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | -27.2% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.6% | 8 |
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More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile was 1.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes in the reference year.