Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile stood at 16.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 20.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2012.
Chile ranks 27th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 17.6% | — |
| 2006 | 19.3% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -21.7% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 14.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 16.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 15.5% | 20.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 14.6% | 16.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 839,895 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 544,214 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
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 16.8% in 2024, 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 20.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 27th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release