Ecuador vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or

Ecuador
65.2%
in 2024
Portugal
67.9%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
72nd
Portugal rank
70th

Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or over time

  • Ecuador
  • Portugal
0204060197419992024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 67.9% against 65.2% in Ecuador, a difference of 2.7%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 70th of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 56.4% 46.1% 10.3% Ecuador
2010s 61.5% 58.8% 2.8% Ecuador
2020s 63.5% 66.7% 3.1% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or, Ecuador or Portugal?
Portugal, at 67.9% against 65.2% in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or between Ecuador and Portugal?
2.7%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
Ecuador ranks 72nd and Portugal ranks 70th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ecuador vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-lower-secondary-education-or-higher-population-25-5/ecuador/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/educational-attainment-rate-completed-lower-secondary-education-or-higher-population-25-5/ecuador/portugal/">Ecuador vs Portugal: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
97 places, 1,343 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release