Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.6% on the previous year and down 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 12.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 81st of 112 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 both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.2% | — |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 11.9% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | -35.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 8.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.4%, 46% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 8.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.4%, 52% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 9.8% | 10.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.0% | 12.4% | 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 8.0% 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 12.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 112 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 23.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release