Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile
Chile: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 15.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Chile recorded 15.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile peaked at 46.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 99th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 46.3% | — |
| 1999 | 46.0% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 43.5% | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.6% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 30.9% | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 28.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | -41.6% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 15.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 46.0% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 36.6% | 45.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 16.1% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.7% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 96 Burkina Faso 16.7% compare
- 97 Syria 16.2% compare
- 98 Bhutan 15.8% compare
- 100 Togo 15.6% compare
- 101 Sao Tome and Principe 15.4% compare
- 102 South Korea 14.3% compare
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (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 15.7% 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 46.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Chile ranks 99th out of 168 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 down 47.6%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release