Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 20.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ecuador, 2007β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador peaked at 20.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 79th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.0% | 13.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 9.4% | 16.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 20.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador was 20.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ecuador ranks 79th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release