Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA was 0.4978 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
Ecuador recorded 0.4978 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 0.5632 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.105 LPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 75th of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.105 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.2696 LPIA | +156.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2841 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2827 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2783 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2952 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2894 LPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3697 LPIA | +27.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4397 LPIA | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.464 LPIA | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4909 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4566 LPIA | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5411 LPIA | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5632 LPIA | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4978 LPIA | -11.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4978 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7141 LPIA, 70% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4978 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5367 LPIA, 93% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … male lower location LPIA in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +156.8% | 0.105 LPIA | 0.2696 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.105 LPIA | 0.105 LPIA | 0.105 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2788 LPIA | 0.2696 LPIA | 0.2841 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3855 LPIA | 0.2783 LPIA | 0.4909 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.534 LPIA | 0.4978 LPIA | 0.5632 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 lower secondary education or in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador was 0.4978 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 0.5632 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.105 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 75th 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 13.2%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release