Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes was 14.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 14.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 25.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 40th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary … Percentage both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20.1% | — |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 22.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 25.1% | +18.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | -25.1% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +60.5% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 14.8% | +3.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 14.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.3%, 1.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 14.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15.7%, 94% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.8% | 20.1% | 21.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 8.9% | 25.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 14.3% | 14.8% | 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 tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador was 14.8% 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 25.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 126 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 down 30.0%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release