Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador is 0.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 135.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 0.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 48th out of 112 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.3% | — |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +17.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -16.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +26.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +39.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 45 Republic of Korea 0.9% compare
- 46 Colombia 0.9% compare
- 47 Costa Rica 0.8% compare
- 49 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8% compare
- 50 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 51 Trinidad and Tobago 0.8% compare
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 0.8% 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 0.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 112 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 135.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release