Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 11.9% 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 11.9%.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 12.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2004.
Chile ranks 20th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | 5.9% | — |
| 2006 | 8.0% | +36.1% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | +21.4% |
| 2010 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +11.7% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 11.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.9% | -21.6% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +34.5% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 5.9% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 9.4% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 8.9% | 12.6% | 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 11.9% 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 12.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2004.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 20th 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 6.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release