Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 1.05 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.05 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 1.11 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3209 GPIA, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 51st out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3209 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8485 GPIA | +164.4% |
| 2003 | 0.8664 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8647 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8685 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8567 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.845 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9251 GPIA | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8948 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8803 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9316 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9229 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9595 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.06 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.09 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.09 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.08 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.11 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.05 GPIA | -5.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.05 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.05 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 GPIA, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +164.4% | 0.3209 GPIA | 0.8485 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3209 GPIA | 0.3209 GPIA | 0.3209 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8712 GPIA | 0.845 GPIA | 0.9251 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 0.8803 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 4 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador was 1.05 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3209 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release