Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile
Chile: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 83.4% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile is 83.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile peaked at 83.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 1998.
That places Chile 91st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 50.6% | — |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.7% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 53.9% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 59.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.7% | 50.6% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 51.7% | 61.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 61.8% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.5% | 83.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 76,965 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,744 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 732,193 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 640,750 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 83.4% 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 83.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 1998.
- How does Chile rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Chile ranks 91st 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 22.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release