Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both was 70.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador stood at 70.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 75.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.6% | — |
| 2001 | 51.8% | -26.6% |
| 2003 | 51.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 52.8% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 68.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 70.0% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 75.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 70.1% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 70.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 70.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.1%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -26.6% | 70.6% | 51.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.1% | 51.3% | 70.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 55.1% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.1% | 70.0% | 75.8% | 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 70.5% 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 75.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 101 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 3.7%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release