Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban was 19.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 19.2% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 21.3% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 71st out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7.0% | — |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +154.6% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 20.8% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 20.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 19.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 19.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 19.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.2%, 95% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … both short-cycle tertiary urban 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 | +154.6% | 7.0% | 17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 17.8% | 19.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 20.1% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.5% | 19.2% | 20.2% | 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 19.2% 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 21.3% in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 101 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 7.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release