Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 15.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 15.0% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 16.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 92nd out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.6% | 15.0% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.7% | 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 15.0% 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 16.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 129 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 5.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release