Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile
Chile: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 31.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile is 31.27, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile peaked at 31.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.21, in 2012.
Chile ranks 49th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.21 | — |
| 2014 | 20.65 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 21.95 | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 24.44 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 25.58 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 27.39 | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 27.94 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 28.39 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.14 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 31.27 | +3.7% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 31.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.39, 79% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Chile's 31.27 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.22, 1.5× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.37 | 19.21 | 25.58 | 5 |
| 2020s | 29.03 | 27.39 | 31.27 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.02 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.88 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Chile was 31.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 31.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.21 in 2012.
- How does Chile rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with a completed post secondary education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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