Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.8949 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
Ecuador recorded 0.8949 LPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador peaked at 0.9473 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5651 LPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 95 countries on this measure, 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.5651 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8312 LPIA | +47.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8451 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8339 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8399 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.8241 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8342 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8834 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9191 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8987 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9004 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8857 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8768 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9473 LPIA | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9276 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8949 LPIA | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5651 LPIA | 0.5651 LPIA | 0.5651 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8367 LPIA | 0.8312 LPIA | 0.8451 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8732 LPIA | 0.8241 LPIA | 0.9191 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9117 LPIA | 0.8768 LPIA | 0.9473 LPIA | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 0.8949 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 0.9473 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5651 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ecuador ranks 67th 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 2.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release