Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender was 0.9148 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9148 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
70th
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.9716 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
0.852 GPIA
in 2003
Years of data
23
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 0.9148 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 0.9716 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.852 GPIA, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 70th of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural gender in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9215 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8716 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.852 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8657 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8544 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8869 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.882 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.88 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8818 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8913 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8924 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9162 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.9362 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9036 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9262 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9035 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9256 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9144 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8605 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9716 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 0.9574 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9181 GPIA | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9148 GPIA | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9148 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 92% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9148 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9926 GPIA, 92% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8767 GPIA | 0.852 GPIA | 0.9215 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9091 GPIA | 0.8818 GPIA | 0.9362 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9245 GPIA | 0.8605 GPIA | 0.9716 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 0.9148 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 0.9716 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.852 GPIA in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 100 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 down 2.3%. 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release