Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male was 55.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador stood at 55.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 55.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 97th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 15.5% | — |
| 1982 | 24.6% | +59.1% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 43.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 48.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 55.1% | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 55.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.7%, 78% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 55.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 61.6%, 89% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +59.1% | 15.5% | 24.6% |
| 1990 | +54.2% | 24.6% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.9% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 44.9% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.0% | 55.2% | 5 |
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 55.1% 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 55.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 97th out of 133 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 11.6%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release