Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA was 0.4032 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
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female upper location LPIA in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.081 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.2647 LPIA | +226.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2833 LPIA | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2248 LPIA | -20.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2326 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2258 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2302 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2565 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2628 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3078 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3751 LPIA | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3612 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4099 LPIA | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3802 LPIA | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3268 LPIA | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3342 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3759 LPIA | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4568 LPIA | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4032 LPIA | -11.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.4032 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6445 LPIA, 63% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.4032 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4877 LPIA, 83% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … female 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 | +226.8% | 0.081 LPIA | 0.2647 LPIA |
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
- 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 0.4032 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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February 2026 Data Release