Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.7% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, 2007–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 2.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
Chile ranks 7th of 72 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.4% | -78.7% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +254.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -79.8% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +528.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 2.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
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 1.7% in 2017, 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 2.0% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 7th out of 72 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release