Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 54.4% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is 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 55.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 95th of 135 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 both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14.4% | — |
| 1982 | 23.5% | +63.2% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | +52.5% |
| 2001 | 41.5% | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 43.0% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 45.3% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 46.8% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 51.9% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 54.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 69.0%, 79% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 54.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 63.0%, 86% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +63.2% | 14.4% | 23.5% |
| 1990 | +52.5% | 23.5% | 35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 41.4% | 43.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 44.7% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.5% | 55.4% | 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 54.4% 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 55.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 135 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release