Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% 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 1.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 1.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 74th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 74th out of 121 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 0.6%. 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 Education 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