Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both was 3.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Ecuador, 2007–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master urban both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -40.0% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +32.3% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +11.2% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +27.9% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +63.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.5%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
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
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 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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February 2026 Data Release