Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female 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 … Services female 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% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 5.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.9%, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Chile's 5.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 1.7× the median. (18 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
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