Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA was 0.4284 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador is 0.4284 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 0.4727 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0865 LPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 80th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0865 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.2676 LPIA | +209.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2512 LPIA | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2061 LPIA | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1986 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2132 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2298 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2405 LPIA | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2345 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2325 LPIA | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2589 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2562 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3148 LPIA | +22.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3769 LPIA | +19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3868 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4306 LPIA | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3934 LPIA | -8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3454 LPIA | -12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3465 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4258 LPIA | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4727 LPIA | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4177 LPIA | -11.6% |
| 2023 | 0.4219 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4284 LPIA | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4284 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5998 LPIA, 71% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4284 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4691 LPIA, 91% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … Educational upper location LPIA 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 | +209.3% | 0.0865 LPIA | 0.2676 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0865 LPIA | 0.0865 LPIA | 0.0865 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2302 LPIA | 0.1986 LPIA | 0.2676 LPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.3342 LPIA | 0.2325 LPIA | 0.4306 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4333 LPIA | 0.4177 LPIA | 0.4727 LPIA | 5 |
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 upper secondary education or in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador was 0.4284 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4727 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0865 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 80th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release