Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 46.2% in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador, 1974β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 46.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Ecuador peaked at 46.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.4%, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 88th out of 142 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.4% | 14.4% | 14.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 31.7% | 39.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 34.9% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 43.4% | 46.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 85 Nigeria 48.1% compare
- 86 South Africa 48.0% compare
- 87 Paraguay 46.2% compare
- 89 Palestine, State of 45.9% compare
- 90 Iran, Islamic Republic of 45.7% compare
- 91 Fiji, Republic of 44.6% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (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 46.2% 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 46.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.4% in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Ecuador ranks 88th out of 142 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 19.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release