Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.2974 LPIA in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2974 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2021.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador peaked at 0.3593 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1227 LPIA, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 61st of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational … Educational post-secondary non-tertiary location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1412 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.1362 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1227 LPIA | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.133 LPIA | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1885 LPIA | +41.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1558 LPIA | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2023 LPIA | +29.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2836 LPIA | +40.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3156 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3593 LPIA | +13.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3202 LPIA | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2859 LPIA | -10.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2974 LPIA | +4.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2974 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.376 LPIA, 79% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2974 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3027 LPIA, 98% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1334 LPIA | 0.1227 LPIA | 0.1412 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2448 LPIA | 0.133 LPIA | 0.3593 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2917 LPIA | 0.2859 LPIA | 0.2974 LPIA | 2 |
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador was 0.2974 LPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3593 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1227 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ecuador ranks 61st out of 70 countries with data for 2021.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release