Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9384 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador is 0.9384 LPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador peaked at 0.9584 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.6779 LPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 60th out of 83 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 primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.6779 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8811 LPIA | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 0.893 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8852 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8838 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8685 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8769 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9179 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9386 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9434 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9467 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.926 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9539 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9584 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9471 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9384 LPIA | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6779 LPIA | 0.6779 LPIA | 0.6779 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8864 LPIA | 0.8811 LPIA | 0.893 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9127 LPIA | 0.8685 LPIA | 0.9467 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9494 LPIA | 0.9384 LPIA | 0.9584 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 0.9384 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 0.9584 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6779 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ecuador ranks 60th out of 83 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 0.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release