Ecuador vs Peru: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Ecuador
89.5%
in 2024
Peru
90.0%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
69th
Peru rank
67th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Ecuador
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 90.0% against 89.5% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 69th and Peru ranks 67th of 106 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.6% | 77.2% | 8.4% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 84.2% | 3.5% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 82.4% | 7.1% | 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 Peru?
- Peru, at 90.0% against 89.5% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Ecuador and Peru?
- 0.5%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 69th and Peru ranks 67th of 106 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, both sexes (%). 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