Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 1.12 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
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador stood at 1.12 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3437 GPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 52nd of 88 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.3437 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.8792 GPIA | +155.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9035 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9101 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8559 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9451 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8447 GPIA | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9438 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9776 GPIA | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.925 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.12 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 1.17 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.12 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 1.12 GPIA | +0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.12 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 99% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.12 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.18 GPIA, 95% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +155.8% | 0.3437 GPIA | 0.8792 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3437 GPIA | 0.3437 GPIA | 0.3437 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9314 GPIA | 0.8447 GPIA | 1.1 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.925 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 3 |
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 1.12 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 1.17 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3437 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd out of 88 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 0.4%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release