Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.274 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 0.274 LPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.2777 LPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.061 LPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 71st of 87 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 … education short-cycle tertiary location in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.061 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.171 LPIA | +180.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1337 LPIA | -21.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1303 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1185 LPIA | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1364 LPIA | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1447 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1396 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1543 LPIA | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.148 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1508 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1608 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.183 LPIA | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2438 LPIA | +33.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2729 LPIA | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2777 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.277 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.222 LPIA | -19.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2033 LPIA | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2504 LPIA | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2712 LPIA | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.274 LPIA | +1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.274 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3933 LPIA, 70% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.274 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2932 LPIA, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +180.1% | 0.061 LPIA | 0.171 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.061 LPIA | 0.061 LPIA | 0.061 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.141 LPIA | 0.1185 LPIA | 0.171 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2139 LPIA | 0.148 LPIA | 0.2777 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2652 LPIA | 0.2504 LPIA | 0.274 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 0.274 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 0.2777 LPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.061 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 87 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 12.4%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release