Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador is 94.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador peaked at 95.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.1%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 89th of 136 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 68.1% | — |
| 1982 | 74.6% | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 80.4% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 94.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 94.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 94.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.5% | 91.3% | 91.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 94.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.2% | 95.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 888,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 94.4% 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 95.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.1% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ecuador ranks 89th out of 136 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 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release