Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador stood at 1.01 GPIA.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 1.21 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8556 GPIA, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 64th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor gender in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.8556 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.946 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9106 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.21 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1.16 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.18 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -13.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.01 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.09 GPIA, 93% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9163 GPIA | 0.8556 GPIA | 0.9472 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9106 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.11 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 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 1.01 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 1.21 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8556 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 108 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 3.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release