Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 23.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 23.1%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 23.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2004.
Chile ranks 7th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12.1% | — |
| 2006 | 14.2% | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +23.9% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 21.2% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 23.2% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 12.1% | 17.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 22.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 17.5% | 23.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- 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)
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 23.1% 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 23.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2004.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 7th out of 123 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 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release