Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.07 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador stood at 1.07 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 1.12 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3519 GPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 127 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3519 GPIA | 0.3519 GPIA | 0.3519 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5847 GPIA | 0.5847 GPIA | 0.5847 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.7745 GPIA | 0.7745 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.888 GPIA | 0.8259 GPIA | 0.9431 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9137 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 1.12 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 1.07 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 1.12 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3519 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 127 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 3.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release