Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile
Chile: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.9% 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 3.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Chile peaked at 10.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2016.
That places Chile 94th 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 | 5.8% | — |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +88.9% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | -54.8% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | +11.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.2% | 4.7% | 10.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 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 3.9% 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 10.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2016.
- How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Chile ranks 94th 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 8.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release