Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile

Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
16.8%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
26th
of 98 countries
All-time high
20.4%
in 2007
All-time low
14.6%
in 2012
Years of data
13
2004–2018

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

051015202004201120182004: 17.6 %2006: 19.3 %2007: 20.4 %2008: 16 %2009: 15.5 %2010: 15.3 %2012: 14.6 %2013: 14.8 %2014: 15.2 %2015: 15.7 %2016: 15.5 %2017: 16.3 %2018: 16.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile is 16.8%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 4.9% 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 26th of 98 countries on this measure, 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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%) in Chile, 2004 to 2018.
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%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.8% 15.5% 20.4% 5
2010s 15.5% 14.6% 16.8% 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 23 Mexico 17.4% compare
  2. 24 Slovenia 17.2% compare
  3. 25 Colombia 16.9% compare
  4. 27 Finland 16.5% compare
  5. 28 Croatia 16.4% compare
  6. 29 Qatar 16.2% compare

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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 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 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 26th out of 98 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 up 4.9%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,159 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.