Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both was 15.0% 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 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.2% | — |
| 1982 | 7.5% | +137.1% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +71.8% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 14.0% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 15.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.1%, 75% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.5%, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary both 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 | +137.1% | 3.2% | 7.5% |
| 1990 | +71.8% | 7.5% | 12.9% |
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
- 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 15.0% 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