Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% 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 1.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 2.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2018.
That places Chile 110th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2.6% | — |
| 2006 | 2.4% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -31.9% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +22.0% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -40.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +45.3% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -36.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.2% | 2.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 107 El Salvador 1.5% compare
- 108 Republic of Moldova 1.5% compare
- 109 Brazil 1.5% compare
- 111 Guyana 1.2% compare
- 112 Macao 1.2% compare
- 113 Dominican Republic 1.1% compare
More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7587 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.4034 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 793,506 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7925 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 1.4% 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 2.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 110th out of 121 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 28.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release