Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 19.6% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador stood at 19.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 21.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 71st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.6% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 19.6% | 21.0% | 4 |
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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 19.6% 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 21.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% 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 5.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release