Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 53.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador stood at 53.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador peaked at 56.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 90th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 13.4% | — |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +67.8% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.0% | 42.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.5% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.0% | 56.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador was 53.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Ecuador ranks 90th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.