Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 103rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.4% | — |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -18.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -11.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4%, 70% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 82% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Ecuador was 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Ecuador ranks 103rd out of 120 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 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release