Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both was 30.7% 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 30.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 34.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 73rd of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 15.7% | +413.1% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 15.0% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | +19.7% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 27.4% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 34.3% | +12.7% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -13.2% |
| 2023 | 30.9% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 30.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.1%, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 30.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 37.8%, 81% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower … lower rural both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +413.1% | 3.1% | 15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.0% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 16.2% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.2% | 29.8% | 34.3% | 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 30.7% 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 34.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 94 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 18.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release