Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 14.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador, 2007–2021
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador is 14.7%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador peaked at 14.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2011.
Ecuador ranks 84th of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 11.4% | — |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | -7.9% |
| 2015 | 13.6% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 13.5% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 14.0% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 13.9% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.7% | 14.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 13.9% | 14.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Ecuador was 14.7% in 2021, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Ecuador ranks 84th out of 110 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.