Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.4748 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador stood at 0.4748 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 0.5355 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.101 LPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.101 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.2897 LPIA | +186.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2583 LPIA | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2429 LPIA | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2688 LPIA | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2746 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.283 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2805 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2804 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2935 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2963 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3607 LPIA | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4405 LPIA | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4367 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4746 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4408 LPIA | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4078 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3984 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4928 LPIA | +23.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5355 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4578 LPIA | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4761 LPIA | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4748 LPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.101 LPIA | 0.101 LPIA | 0.101 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2711 LPIA | 0.2429 LPIA | 0.2897 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.383 LPIA | 0.2804 LPIA | 0.4746 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4874 LPIA | 0.4578 LPIA | 0.5355 LPIA | 5 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador was 0.4748 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5355 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.101 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release