Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary was 19.5% 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 19.5%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador peaked at 19.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 2008.
That places Ecuador 59th out of 77 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban female post-secondary non-tertiary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 14.5% | — |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | +19.1% |
| 2016 | 17.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 19.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.2%, 61% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 19.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 21.8%, 90% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.8% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.0% | 19.5% | 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 19.5% 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 19.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 2008.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 77 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 31.9%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release