Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 3.7% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2022. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 63.9% on the previous year and up 245.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Ecuador peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2011.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 67 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 42 Brunei Darussalam 4.9% compare
- 43 Panama 4.8% compare
- 44 Mongolia 4.7% compare
- 46 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.6% compare
- 47 Chile 3.6% compare
- 48 Costa Rica 3.5% compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 3.7% 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 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 67 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 245.4%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release