Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9844 GPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador stood at 0.9844 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 0.9889 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9512 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Ecuador 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9618 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 0.9707 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9694 GPIA | 0.9512 GPIA | 0.9843 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9827 GPIA | 0.9726 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador was 0.9844 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9889 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9512 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 57th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release