Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male was 85.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador stood at 85.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Ecuador peaked at 86.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 93rd out of 135 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 male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 73.1% | — |
| 1982 | 61.7% | -15.6% |
| 1990 | 83.6% | +35.4% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | -12.8% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +14.9% |
| 2005 | 76.2% | -12.0% |
| 2006 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 77.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 79.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 85.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.2% | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 85.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.7%, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 85.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.4%, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary male 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 | +35.4% | 61.7% | 83.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 61.7% | 61.7% | 61.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 83.6% | 83.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.5% | 75.2% | 86.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 77.3% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 85.2% | 86.1% | 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 85.2% 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 86.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 135 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 3.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release