Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Chile

Chile: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 79.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
79.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
41st
of 98 countries
All-time high
80.7%
in 2013
All-time low
73.0%
in 2007
Years of data
13
2004–2018

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Chile, 2004–2018

0204060802004201120182004: 73.5 %2006: 73.5 %2007: 73 %2008: 77.3 %2009: 79 %2010: 79.5 %2012: 80.5 %2013: 80.7 %2014: 80 %2015: 79.9 %2016: 80.1 %2017: 79.5 %2018: 79.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Chile recorded 79.1% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Chile peaked at 80.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2007.

Chile ranks 41st of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%) in Chile, 2004 to 2018.
Year % Change
2004 73.5%
2006 73.5% -0.1%
2007 73.0% -0.6%
2008 77.3% +5.9%
2009 79.0% +2.2%
2010 79.5% +0.6%
2012 80.5% +1.3%
2013 80.7% +0.3%
2014 80.0% -0.9%
2015 79.9% -0.2%
2016 80.1% +0.2%
2017 79.5% -0.7%
2018 79.1% -0.6%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 79.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 79.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 83.3%, 95% of the median. (14 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.3% 73.0% 79.0% 5
2010s 79.9% 79.1% 80.7% 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 38 Belgium 79.8% compare
  2. 39 Burkina Faso 79.7% compare
  3. 40 Malta 79.7% compare
  4. 42 Armenia 78.9% compare
  5. 43 El Salvador 78.6% compare
  6. 44 Poland 78.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Chile?
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Chile was 79.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2007.
How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
Chile ranks 41st out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.