Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general in Chile
Chile: Share of all students in upper secondary … upper female general was 85.2% 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 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile peaked at 85.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 1998.
Chile ranks 97th of 188 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 … upper female general in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 56.7% | — |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 64.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 67.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 70.9% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | +0.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 85.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 75.7%, 1.1× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Chile's 85.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 84.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 56.7% | 57.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 57.6% | 65.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 65.9% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.9% | 84.5% | 85.2% | 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 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 85.2% 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 85.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Chile ranks 97th out of 188 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 18.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release