Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Chile
Chile: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul was 22.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Chile, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Chile recorded 22.3% for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Chile peaked at 22.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1970.
Chile ranks 67th of 129 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 8.4% | 20.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.0% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More education data for Chile
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.5% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.5% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 94,708 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.9% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 101.1% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 10.33 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Chile?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul in Chile was 22.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1970.
- How does Chile rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul?
- Chile ranks 67th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed short-cycle tertiary education.