Ecuador vs Mexico: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Ecuador
0.7872 LPIA
in 2024
Mexico
0.7805 LPIA
in 2025
Ecuador rank
69th
Mexico rank
71st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.7872 LPIA against 0.7805 LPIA in Mexico, a difference of 0.0067 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 71st of 100 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6506 LPIA | 0.5555 LPIA | 0.0951 LPIA | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.7277 LPIA | 0.6903 LPIA | 0.0374 LPIA | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.8053 LPIA | 0.7775 LPIA | 0.0277 LPIA | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 0.7872 LPIA against 0.7805 LPIA in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.0067 LPIA, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 69th and Mexico ranks 71st of 100 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release