Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Chile

Chile: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math was 20.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
20.9%
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
55th
of 98 countries
All-time high
27.0%
in 2007
All-time low
19.3%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2004–2018

Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Chile, 2004–2018

01020302004201120182004: 26.5 %2006: 26.5 %2007: 27 %2008: 22.7 %2009: 21 %2010: 20.5 %2012: 19.5 %2013: 19.3 %2014: 20 %2015: 20.1 %2016: 19.9 %2017: 20.5 %2018: 20.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Chile is 20.9%, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Chile peaked at 27.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2013.

Chile ranks 55th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.7% 21.0% 27.0% 5
2010s 20.1% 19.3% 20.9% 8

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 52 Poland 21.7% compare
  2. 53 El Salvador 21.4% compare
  3. 54 New Zealand 21.4% compare
  4. 56 Malta 20.3% compare
  5. 57 Burkina Faso 20.3% compare
  6. 58 Latvia 20.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Chile?
Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math in Chile was 20.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 27.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2013.
How does Chile rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math?
Chile ranks 55th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and math rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,157 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in the reference year.