Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted was 0.9157 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador stood at 0.9157 LPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador peaked at 0.953 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6274 LPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 65th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.6274 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8568 LPIA | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 0.869 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8601 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8624 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.8467 LPIA | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8555 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9008 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9291 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.921 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9236 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9057 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9141 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.953 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9372 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9157 LPIA | -2.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9157 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9775 LPIA, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9157 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9238 LPIA, 99% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment: at least some … location LPIA adjusted in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +36.5% | 0.6274 LPIA | 0.8568 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6274 LPIA | 0.6274 LPIA | 0.6274 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.862 LPIA | 0.8568 LPIA | 0.869 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8931 LPIA | 0.8467 LPIA | 0.9291 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.93 LPIA | 0.9141 LPIA | 0.953 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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 0.9157 LPIA 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 0.953 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6274 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 95 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 down 1.4%. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release