Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile
Chile: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 84.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile stood at 84.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile peaked at 84.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 1998.
Chile ranks 94th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 53.7% | — |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 59.6% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 61.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 63.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 69.1% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 71.9% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 53.7% | 54.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 54.7% | 63.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 63.9% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.6% | 84.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 91 Republic of Korea 85.7% compare
- 92 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
- 93 Togo 84.4% compare
- 95 Bhutan 84.2% compare
- 96 Syrian Arab Republic 83.8% compare
- 97 Burkina Faso 83.3% compare
More education data for Chile
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 94,708 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 99.49 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile was 84.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Chile ranks 94th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release