Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2543 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador is 0.2543 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 0.3251 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1261 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 63rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational Bachelor location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1344 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.1261 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1323 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1315 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.161 LPIA | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1522 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1961 LPIA | +28.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2778 LPIA | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2812 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3251 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2766 LPIA | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2487 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2411 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2543 LPIA | +5.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2543 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3589 LPIA, 71% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2543 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2659 LPIA, 96% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1309 LPIA | 0.1261 LPIA | 0.1344 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2252 LPIA | 0.1315 LPIA | 0.3251 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.248 LPIA | 0.2411 LPIA | 0.2543 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador was 0.2543 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3251 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1261 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release