Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 1.09 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.09 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 1.27 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8201 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.07 GPIA | 0.9896 GPIA | 1.22 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8201 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 0.9443 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 1.09 GPIA 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 1.27 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8201 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 81 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 up 3.1%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release