Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary was 15.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador, 2007–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador stood at 15.6%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador peaked at 15.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2008.
Ecuador ranks 83rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 10.8% | — |
| 2008 | 10.7% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 10.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +19.2% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 15.1% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 14.9% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.6% | +4.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 63% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.5%, 76% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 10.8% | 15.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 14.9% | 15.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 80 Saint Lucia 17.6% compare
- 81 Tunisia 16.9% compare
- 82 Costa Rica 16.5%
- 84 Namibia 14.1% compare
- 85 Uruguay 13.9% compare
- 86 Thailand 13.4%
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 15.6% 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 15.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ecuador ranks 83rd out of 111 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 44.3%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release