Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Chile
Chile: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 13.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Chile, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 13.1% for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Chile peaked at 17.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2024.
That places Chile 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17.1% | — |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | -15.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -6.6% |
| 2021 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -0.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 13.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.3%, 1.6× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Chile's 13.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.0%, 6.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.4% | 14.2% | 17.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.1% | 13.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Chile?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Chile was 13.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Chile ranks 36th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. 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 Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release