Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location was 0.2528 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador is 0.2528 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.2685 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.057 LPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 73rd of 91 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.057 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.1573 LPIA | +176.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1605 LPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1273 LPIA | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1316 LPIA | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1088 LPIA | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1384 LPIA | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1221 LPIA | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1368 LPIA | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1244 LPIA | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1332 LPIA | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1519 LPIA | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1426 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1701 LPIA | +19.3% |
| 2014 | 0.216 LPIA | +27.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2668 LPIA | +23.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2522 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1973 LPIA | -21.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1992 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2555 LPIA | +28.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2685 LPIA | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2528 LPIA | -5.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2528 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3351 LPIA, 75% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2528 LPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2274 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … tertiary short-cycle location 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 | +176.0% | 0.057 LPIA | 0.1573 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.057 LPIA | 0.057 LPIA | 0.057 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1341 LPIA | 0.1088 LPIA | 0.1605 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1922 LPIA | 0.1332 LPIA | 0.2668 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2589 LPIA | 0.2528 LPIA | 0.2685 LPIA | 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 0.2528 LPIA 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 0.2685 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.057 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 91 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 17.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release