Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.9% 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 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 4.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2015.
Chile ranks 106th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 3.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -24.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -29.5% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +230.4% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -70.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +38.6% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 4.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 103 Panama 2.0% compare
- 104 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.9% compare
- 105 Colombia 1.9% compare
- 107 El Salvador 1.9% compare
- 108 Macao 1.8% compare
- 109 Philippines 1.8% compare
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 1.9% 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 4.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2015.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 106th 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 47.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release