Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.9579 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ecuador is 0.9579 GPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 14.7% on the previous year and up 109.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 1.29 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1147 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Ecuador 34th out of 56 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1147 GPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.994 GPIA | +767.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3009 GPIA | -69.7% |
| 2010 | 1.29 GPIA | +329.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9135 GPIA | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4572 GPIA | -50.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5523 GPIA | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.899 GPIA | +62.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8534 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7876 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.659 GPIA | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8086 GPIA | +22.7% |
| 2021 | 1.12 GPIA | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9579 GPIA | -14.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9579 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9734 GPIA, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9579 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9734 GPIA, 98% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +767.0% | 0.1147 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA |
| 2010 | +329.2% | 0.3009 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4699 GPIA | 0.1147 GPIA | 0.994 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8017 GPIA | 0.4572 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9631 GPIA | 0.8086 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
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 master's or equivalent in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ecuador was 0.9579 GPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1147 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 34th out of 56 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.5%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release