Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both was 46.2% 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 46.2% 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 14.4% | — |
| 1982 | 15.4% | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 35.9% | +132.6% |
| 2000 | 39.0% | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 42.3% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 46.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.3%, 90% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 46.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 50.3%, 92% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +132.6% | 15.4% | 35.9% |
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
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 46.2% 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