Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9819 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9819 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
61st
of 137 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.8522 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
26
1974–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador stood at 0.9819 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8522 GPIA, in 1982.
That places Ecuador 61st out of 137 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 upper secondary … upper gender in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8647 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8522 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8928 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9856 GPIA | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.9659 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.976 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9674 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9759 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.9831 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9815 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9677 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9634 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9778 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9643 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9826 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.9863 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9819 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9813 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9861 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9934 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9825 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9679 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9819 GPIA | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9819 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9847 GPIA, 100% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9819 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.05 GPIA, 94% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8647 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8522 GPIA | 0.8522 GPIA | 0.8522 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8928 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 0.8928 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9803 GPIA | 0.9659 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9773 GPIA | 0.9634 GPIA | 0.9863 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9906 GPIA | 0.9679 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 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 0.9819 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8522 GPIA in 1982.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 61st out of 137 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 1.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release