Share of the population with lower secondary education in Chile
Chile: Share of the population with lower secondary education was 87.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with lower secondary education in Chile is 87.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with lower secondary education in Chile peaked at 87.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 49th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the population with lower secondary education in Chile, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.4% | — |
| 1982 | 34.0% | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 68.2% | +100.3% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 71.7% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 81.3% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 84.9% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 84.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 84.6% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 87.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.4% | 30.4% | 30.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 34.0% | 34.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.2% | 68.2% | 76.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 72.8% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 84.5% | 87.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 46 Puerto Rico 88.8% compare
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 88.7% compare
- 48 Poland 88.2% compare
- 50 Fiji 87.3% compare
- 51 United Arab Emirates 87.3% compare
- 52 Cyprus 85.9% compare
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 the population with lower secondary education in Chile?
- Share of the population with lower secondary education in Chile was 87.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with lower secondary education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for share of the population with lower secondary education?
- Chile ranks 49th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with lower secondary education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of adults aged 25 and older who have completed lower secondary education or higher.