Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male was 46.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 46.6% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 46.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 88th of 140 countries on this measure, 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 upper secondary … upper male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 15.5% | — |
| 1982 | 16.7% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 38.0% | +127.7% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | -17.7% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 33.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 45.8% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 46.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48.0%, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 46.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.9%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +127.7% | 16.7% | 38.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 16.7% | 16.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 31.8% | 39.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 40.4% | 35.3% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.7% | 42.7% | 46.7% | 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 46.6% 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 46.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 140 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 18.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release