Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 9.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Chile 29th out of 122 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 4.8% | — |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -22.7% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 4.9% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | +9.6% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +20.6% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.2% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -19.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | -21.3% |
| 2021 | 4.9% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 0.0% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (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 5.3% 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 9.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 29th 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 down 32.0%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release