Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both was 23.9% 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 23.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 26.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 78th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.6% | — |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +776.6% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -61.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +159.0% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 10.5% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 12.3% | +14.5% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 17.9% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | -13.4% |
| 2019 | 18.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 22.2% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +17.2% |
| 2022 | 23.1% | -11.3% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 23.9% | +1.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 23.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 75% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 23.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.9%, 86% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural both 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 | +776.6% | 1.6% | 13.8% |
| 2005 | +159.0% | 3.4% | 8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 3.4% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 10.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.7% | 22.2% | 26.0% | 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 23.9% 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 26.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 113 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 33.3%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release