Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9824 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador is 0.9824 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador peaked at 0.9897 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8633 GPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 132 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8633 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8917 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.925 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9675 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9726 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9683 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9739 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9742 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9811 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9737 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9754 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9793 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9712 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9897 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9864 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9824 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8633 GPIA | 0.8633 GPIA | 0.8633 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8917 GPIA | 0.8917 GPIA | 0.8917 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.925 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9695 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 0.9726 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.974 GPIA | 0.9663 GPIA | 0.9811 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9824 GPIA | 0.9712 GPIA | 0.9897 GPIA | 4 |
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 some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador was 0.9824 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9897 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8633 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 132 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release