Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender was 0.9844 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9844 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
57th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9889 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.9512 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 2000–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban gender in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9707 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9602 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9529 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9672 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9676 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.955 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9644 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9599 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9585 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9554 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9512 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9564 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9691 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9766 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9796 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9843 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9759 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.968 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9779 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9889 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9844 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9726 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9844 GPIA | +1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9844 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9965 GPIA, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9844 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9844 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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February 2026 Data Release