Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador stood at 3.2%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 143.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 3.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 16th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.9% | — |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +18.1% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +16.9% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +23.2% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +35.9% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | +9.3% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 2.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 3.2% | 3 |
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 percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador was 3.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 16th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release