Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural male was 25.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador is 25.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 27.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 77th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.9% | — |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +647.6% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 9.2% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -62.6% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +170.1% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +24.6% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 21.5% | +16.6% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 19.1% | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 24.5% | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 25.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.3%, 77% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 25.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 26.1%, 98% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +647.6% | 1.9% | 14.1% |
| 2005 | +170.1% | 3.4% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.0% | 3.4% | 14.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 11.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 24.2% | 27.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 74 Costa Rica 26.7% compare
- 75 Democratic Republic of Congo 26.6% compare
- 76 Turkey 26.1% compare
- 78 Iran 25.3% compare
- 79 Namibia 24.7% compare
- 80 Dominican Republic 24.6% compare
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 25.5% 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 27.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 77th out of 111 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 38.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release