Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.8% 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 5.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 5.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 61st 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 from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2.4% | — |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +42.3% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -19.1% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 5.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 58 Costa Rica 5.8% compare
- 59 Czechia 5.8% compare
- 60 Panama 5.8% compare
- 62 Lithuania 5.7% compare
- 63 Switzerland 5.6% compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 5.6% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 888,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % 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 5.8% 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 5.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 61st 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 109.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release