Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 5.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 12.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2016.
Chile ranks 95th of 124 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 | 7.7% | — |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +54.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -47.9% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +12.7% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.7% | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 6.3% | 12.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
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 5.2% 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 12.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 95th out of 124 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 12.5%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release