Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 15.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador is 15.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 17.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 93rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.7% | — |
| 1982 | 5.6% | +235.1% |
| 1990 | 11.3% | +103.2% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 12.5% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | -2.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.7%, 75% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 19.4%, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +235.1% | 1.7% | 5.6% |
| 1990 | +103.2% | 5.6% | 11.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 13.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 14.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.5% | 16.5% | 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 15.5% 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 17.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 128 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 down 3.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release