Canada vs Chile: Labor force with basic education

Canada

40.6%

in 2025

Chile

41.1%

in 2025

Canada rank

85th

Chile rank

83rd

Labor force with basic education over time

Canada
Chile

How they compare

Chile currently reports 41.1% against 40.6% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 85th and Chile ranks 83rd of 123 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population with basic education)
Unit: % of total working-age population with basic education
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 143 places, 2,669 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).