Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9157 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, 1974β2024
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.
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
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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