Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador is 83.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 85.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 95th out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 68.1% | — |
| 1982 | 57.6% | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 80.4% | +39.5% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 84.4% | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 74.3% | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 74.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 82.6% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 82.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 84.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 83.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.3%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 83.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary both in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +39.5% | 57.6% | 80.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.1% | 68.1% | 68.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 57.6% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.4% | 80.4% | 80.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 76.4% | 72.8% | 84.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 75.1% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 85.2% | 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 83.8% 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 85.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 137 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 3.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release