Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ecuador is 1.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ecuador peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 40th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other adjusted in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.1% | — |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +3.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.2%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 3 |
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ecuador?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Ecuador was 1.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release