Percentage of graduates … male Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates … male Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 20.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 20.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 21.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 123 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 … male Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.9% | — |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +16.6% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 16.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 16.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -4.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 20.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 20.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.5%, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.9% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 16.2% | 17.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 19.4% | 21.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 56 Czechia 20.8% compare
- 57 Liechtenstein 20.7% compare
- 58 Lebanon 20.6% compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 19.8% compare
- 61 Seychelles 19.7% compare
- 62 Saudi Arabia 19.6% compare
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 20.4% 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 21.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 123 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 19.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release