Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador
Ecuador: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years was 0.9828 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador stood at 0.9828 GPIA.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8253 GPIA, in 1974.
Ecuador ranks 64th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8253 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.8616 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8948 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9588 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9644 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9629 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9648 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9682 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9733 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9768 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9828 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9877 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9958 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9828 GPIA | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8253 GPIA | 0.8253 GPIA | 0.8253 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8616 GPIA | 0.8616 GPIA | 0.8616 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8948 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 0.8948 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.963 GPIA | 0.9588 GPIA | 0.9657 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9754 GPIA | 0.9629 GPIA | 0.9877 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9957 GPIA | 0.9828 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador?
- Mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years in Ecuador was 0.9828 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8253 GPIA in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ years rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release