Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female was 53.8% 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 53.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% 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 56.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 91st of 132 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 female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 13.4% | — |
| 1982 | 22.5% | +67.8% |
| 1990 | 33.9% | +50.9% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 47.6% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 52.1% | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 52.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 53.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.3%, 81% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 53.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.4%, 85% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower female 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 | +67.8% | 13.4% | 22.5% |
| 1990 | +50.9% | 22.5% | 33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 22.5% | 22.5% | 22.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 33.9% | 33.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 41.0% | 42.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.1% | 44.5% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 53.0% | 56.2% | 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 53.8% 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 56.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 91st out of 132 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release