Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9774 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador stood at 0.9774 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8647 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 61st out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.912 GPIA | 0.912 GPIA | 0.912 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8928 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.9904 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.9902 GPIA | 0.9773 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9764 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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 0.9774 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8647 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 61st 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 0.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release