Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 0.9945 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.9945 GPIA for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Ecuador peaked at 0.9945 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9204 GPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 50th of 98 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.9204 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.9802 GPIA | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9853 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9788 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9776 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.983 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.986 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9882 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9931 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9921 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9924 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 0.9204 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9823 GPIA | 0.9802 GPIA | 0.9853 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9843 GPIA | 0.9776 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9931 GPIA | 0.9921 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (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 0.9945 GPIA 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 0.9945 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9204 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 98 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 up 0.9%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release