Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA was 0.8171 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.8171 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 0.8517 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.659 LPIA, in 2011.
That places Ecuador 70th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male primary location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7913 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7915 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.798 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6625 LPIA | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6709 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6808 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6773 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.659 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.6757 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7403 LPIA | +9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7988 LPIA | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8048 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8113 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7931 LPIA | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.772 LPIA | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7748 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8432 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8356 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8517 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8045 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8171 LPIA | +1.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.8171 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9262 LPIA, 88% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.8171 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7905 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7325 LPIA | 0.6625 LPIA | 0.798 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7507 LPIA | 0.659 LPIA | 0.8113 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8304 LPIA | 0.8045 LPIA | 0.8517 LPIA | 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 0.8171 LPIA 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 0.8517 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.659 LPIA in 2011.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 99 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 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release