Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA was 0.4534 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 0.4534 LPIA.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 0.5106 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0938 LPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 75th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female lower location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0938 LPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.279 LPIA | +197.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2815 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2777 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2818 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2912 LPIA | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3026 LPIA | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3515 LPIA | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4405 LPIA | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.4106 LPIA | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4587 LPIA | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4252 LPIA | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4506 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5106 LPIA | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4534 LPIA | -11.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4534 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7258 LPIA, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4534 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5586 LPIA, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female 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 | +197.5% | 0.0938 LPIA | 0.279 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0938 LPIA | 0.0938 LPIA | 0.0938 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2794 LPIA | 0.2777 LPIA | 0.2815 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3703 LPIA | 0.2818 LPIA | 0.4587 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4715 LPIA | 0.4506 LPIA | 0.5106 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 0.4534 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 0.5106 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0938 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 2.9%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release