Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9693 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador is 0.9693 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 0.9833 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8633 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 87th out of 133 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 | 0.8633 GPIA | 0.8633 GPIA | 0.8633 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8681 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA | 0.8681 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.925 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9486 GPIA | 0.9349 GPIA | 0.9602 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.9727 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.9579 GPIA | 0.9833 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 84 Paraguay 0.9717 GPIA compare
- 85 Korea 0.9705 GPIA compare
- 86 Brunei Darussalam 0.9693 GPIA compare
- 88 United Arab Emirates 0.9643 GPIA compare
- 89 Palestine, State of 0.9638 GPIA compare
- 90 Mauritius 0.9582 GPIA compare
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 0.9693 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 0.9833 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8633 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 133 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 0.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release