Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location was 0.303 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
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador stood at 0.303 LPIA.
That represents a change of up 20.5% on the previous year and up 87.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador peaked at 0.3293 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1535 LPIA, in 2008.
Ecuador ranks 30th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational … attainment post-secondary non-tertiary location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.1561 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.1535 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1601 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1542 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1614 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1683 LPIA | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2106 LPIA | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2983 LPIA | +41.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3001 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3293 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2992 LPIA | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2514 LPIA | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 0.303 LPIA | +20.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.303 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6009 LPIA, 50% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1566 LPIA | 0.1535 LPIA | 0.1601 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2402 LPIA | 0.1542 LPIA | 0.3293 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2772 LPIA | 0.2514 LPIA | 0.303 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 0.303 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 0.3293 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1535 LPIA in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ecuador ranks 30th out of 39 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 87.7%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release