Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 0.7593 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7593 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
73rd
of 100 countries
All-time high
0.8284 LPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.6092 LPIA
in 2007
Years of data
21
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador stood at 0.7593 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 0.8284 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.6092 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Ecuador 73rd out of 100 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 … female primary location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7511 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7427 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.737 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6092 LPIA | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6165 LPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.625 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6251 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6175 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6305 LPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6999 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7657 LPIA | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7424 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7634 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7343 LPIA | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7349 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7261 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7337 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8257 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.8284 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7583 LPIA | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7593 LPIA | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7593 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9084 LPIA, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7593 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7729 LPIA, 98% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6802 LPIA | 0.6092 LPIA | 0.7511 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.704 LPIA | 0.6175 LPIA | 0.7657 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7811 LPIA | 0.7337 LPIA | 0.8284 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 0.7593 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 0.8284 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6092 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd 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 0.8%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release