Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA was 0.2665 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 0.2665 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 0.3227 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1306 LPIA, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 58th out of 80 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.
Educational attainment rate … female Bachelor location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1484 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.1306 LPIA | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1559 LPIA | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1482 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1441 LPIA | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1596 LPIA | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2003 LPIA | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 0.281 LPIA | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2834 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3227 LPIA | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2805 LPIA | -13.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2232 LPIA | -20.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2581 LPIA | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2665 LPIA | +3.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2665 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3809 LPIA, 70% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2665 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2605 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.145 LPIA | 0.1306 LPIA | 0.1559 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2275 LPIA | 0.1441 LPIA | 0.3227 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2492 LPIA | 0.2232 LPIA | 0.2665 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 0.2665 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 0.3227 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1306 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 58th out of 80 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 5.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release