Education in Atacama, Chile: official figures
Adults aged 18 and over in Atacama had 11.8 years of schooling on average in the 2024 census (Chile: 12.1); joint 8th highest of Chile's 16 regions.
How many years of schooling do adults in Atacama have?
Adults aged 18 and over in Atacama had an average of 11.9 years of schooling in 2024, according to the CASEN 2024 household survey (Chile: 12.3); 8th highest of 16 regions, up from 11.3 years in 2017.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many people in Atacama have a university degree?
23.1% of adults in Atacama had completed higher education in 2024 (Chile: 29.1%), 6th lowest of 16 regions; the share was 17.4% in 2017.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many young children in Atacama attend pre-school?
54.9% of children aged 0 to 5 in Atacama attended early-childhood education in 2024 (net attendance; Chile: 54.8%), 8th lowest of 16 regions and up 9.1 percentage points on 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many children in Atacama attend primary school?
The net attendance rate in primary education (ages 6 to 13) in Atacama was 89.2% in 2024 (Chile: 90.9%), the lowest of 16 regions.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many teenagers in Atacama attend secondary school?
77.6% of 14 to 17 year-olds in Atacama attended secondary education in 2024 (net attendance; Chile: 78.3%), 4th lowest of 16 regions; the rate was 78.9% in 2022.
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow many households in Atacama lack basic schooling?
15.9% of households in Atacama had at least one adult without the schooling expected for their age in 2024, one of the deprivations counted in multidimensional poverty; 8th lowest of 16 regions (Chile: 15.1%).
Source: Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social) · saved copyHow Atacama compares with other regions
Average years of schooling, age 18+ (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Atacama ranks 8 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Average years of schooling, age 18+ (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tarapaca | 12.4 |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 12.4 |
| 7 | Biobio | 12.0 |
| 8 | Atacama | 11.9 |
| 9 | Coquimbo | 11.9 |
| 10 | Aysen | 11.8 |
| 11 | Los Rios | 11.8 |
Adults with completed higher education (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Atacama ranks 11 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Adults with completed higher education (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tarapaca | 25.5% |
| 9 | Los Rios | 24.7% |
| 10 | Coquimbo | 24.1% |
| 11 | Atacama | 23.1% |
| 12 | Los Lagos | 22.9% |
| 13 | Araucania | 22.0% |
| 14 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 21.5% |
Net attendance in early-childhood education, ages 0-5 (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Atacama ranks 8 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Net attendance in early-childhood education, ages 0-5 (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Araucania | 56.4% |
| 6 | Los Lagos | 55.5% |
| 7 | Maule | 55.2% |
| 8 | Atacama | 54.9% |
| 9 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 54.8% |
| 10 | Biobio | 54.7% |
| 11 | Valparaiso | 54.1% |
Net attendance in secondary education, ages 14-17 (CASEN 2024) (2024)
Atacama ranks 12 of 15, highest first. All 16 regions; Nuble has no page on this site.
| Rank | Region | Net attendance in secondary education, ages 14-17 (CASEN 2024) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Valparaiso | 77.9% |
| 10 | Aysen | 77.8% |
| 11 | Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | 77.6% |
| 12 | Atacama | 77.6% |
| 13 | Santiago Metropolitan Region | 77.2% |
| 14 | Tarapaca | 75.9% |
| 15 | Antofagasta | 73.2% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadisticas (INE): Censo de Poblacion y Vivienda 2024: Sintesis de resultados (Tables 1-4, 8, 13, 18, 21, 24-28, 30-31, 33-37 and 39 by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdf5a5b0acc0…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: resultados en educacion, tables 9 (average years of schooling by region), 17 (highest level reached by region), 35, 46 and 68 (net attendance rates in pre-school, primary and secondary education by region), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1b92d1ee943f…)
- Ministerio de Desarrollo Social y Familia (Observatorio Social): Encuesta Casen 2024: tablas de resultados, pobreza multidimensional (metodologia 2024), tables 25 (households deprived in each indicator by region) and 33 (incidence in the population by region, 2022 and 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fdb44781fc4e…)
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