Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 55.1% 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador is 55.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% 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 55.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 96th of 132 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 | 15.5% | — |
| 1982 | 24.6% | +59.1% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 44.9% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.0% | 55.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Ecuador was 55.1% 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 55.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Ecuador ranks 96th out of 132 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+, male (%) (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.