School completion in Chile
Chile: School completion was 97.43 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
97.43
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
83rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
98.31
in 2011
All-time low
89.46
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Chile, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chile recorded 97.43 for school completion in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Chile peaked at 98.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 89.46, in 1981.
That places Chile 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 89.46 | — |
| 1982 | 89.98 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 90.62 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 91.31 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 91.98 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 92.62 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 93.19 | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 93.64 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 94 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 94.27 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 94.47 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 94.67 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 94.88 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.11 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.39 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 95.71 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 96.04 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.37 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 96.69 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.96 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.23 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 97.48 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 97.72 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.9 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.04 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.14 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.2 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.27 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.31 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.29 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.22 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.11 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.96 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.78 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.61 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.45 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.35 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.27 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.24 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.26 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.28 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.35 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 97.43 | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 97.43 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Chile's 97.43 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.87 | 89.46 | 94 | 9 |
| 1990s | 95.36 | 94.27 | 96.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.82 | 96.96 | 98.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.94 | 97.35 | 98.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.31 | 97.24 | 97.43 | 6 |
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 school completion in Chile?
- School completion in Chile was 97.43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 98.31 in 2011.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.46 in 1981.
- How does Chile rank for school completion?
- Chile ranks 83rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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