Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.4032 LPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador stood at 0.4032 LPIA.
The figure is down 11.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 0.4568 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.081 LPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 77th of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.081 LPIA | 0.081 LPIA | 0.081 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2462 LPIA | 0.2248 LPIA | 0.2833 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3245 LPIA | 0.2302 LPIA | 0.4099 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.412 LPIA | 0.3759 LPIA | 0.4568 LPIA | 3 |
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 upper secondary education or in Ecuador?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador was 0.4032 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 0.4568 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.081 LPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 103 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 7.5%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release