Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile
Chile: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 16.6% 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
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile is 16.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Chile peaked at 49.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2024.
Chile ranks 100th 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 | 49.4% | — |
| 1999 | 49.1% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 48.3% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 41.9% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 40.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 31.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 16.7% | -43.1% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 17.3% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.3% | 49.1% | 49.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 38.7% | 48.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 30.2% | 16.7% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.6% | 17.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0754 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 719,494 (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 16.6% 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 49.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- How does Chile rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Chile ranks 100th 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 47.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release