Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 83.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 1974β2024
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 94th out of 136 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.
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 94th out of 136 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release