Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 31.8% 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 31.8%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 32.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2004.
That places Chile 4th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 17.9% | — |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 29.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 28.6% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 24.0% | -16.1% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | +30.3% |
| 2022 | 32.1% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.9% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 26.9% | 30.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 24.0% | 32.1% | 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 31.8% 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 32.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2004.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 4th out of 122 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 6.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release