Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 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 90th of 131 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.
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
- 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 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 90th out of 131 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release