Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Chile

Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 3.1% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.1%
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
86th
of 97 countries
All-time high
5.4%
in 2004
All-time low
3.1%
in 2018
Years of data
13
2004–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Chile, 2004–2018

02462004201120182004: 5.4 %2006: 5.3 %2007: 4.9 %2008: 5.2 %2009: 4.8 %2010: 4.8 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 4.4 %2014: 4 %2015: 3.6 %2016: 3.2 %2017: 3.3 %2018: 3.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Chile is 3.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Chile peaked at 5.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2018.

That places Chile 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) in Chile, 2004 to 2018.
Year % Change
2004 5.4%
2006 5.3% -2.0%
2007 4.9% -7.8%
2008 5.2% +5.7%
2009 4.8% -7.9%
2010 4.8% -0.3%
2012 4.2% -12.4%
2013 4.4% +4.3%
2014 4.0% -7.5%
2015 3.6% -11.8%
2016 3.2% -9.7%
2017 3.3% +4.0%
2018 3.1% -7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.1% 4.8% 5.4% 5
2010s 3.8% 3.1% 4.8% 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 83 Colombia 3.7% compare
  2. 84 Mexico 3.4% compare
  3. 85 Brazil 3.1% compare
  4. 87 Costa Rica 3.1% compare
  5. 88 Ecuador 3.0% compare
  6. 89 Eritrea 2.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Chile?
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Chile was 3.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2004.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2018.
How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Chile ranks 86th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.