Labor force with advanced education in Chile
Chile: Labor force with advanced education was 84.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Chile, 1998–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Chile recorded 84.9% for labor force with advanced education in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Chile peaked at 89.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2020.
Chile ranks 17th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 87.4% | — |
| 2000 | 89.7% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 87.9% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 84.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 84.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 82.3% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.4% | 87.4% | 87.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 83.6% | 89.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 84.0% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 80.1% | 85.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Chile?
- Labor force with advanced education in Chile was 84.9% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2020.
- How does Chile rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Chile ranks 17th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).