Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted was 0.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.7%
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
62nd
of 111 countries
All-time high
1.4%
in 2008
All-time low
0.0%
in 2007
Years of data
12
2007–2023
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador stood at 0.7%.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 1.4% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
That places Ecuador 62nd out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 1.4% | — |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -43.9% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -46.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +9.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7%, 91% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 59 Puerto Rico 0.7% compare
- 60 Greece 0.7% compare
- 61 Switzerland 0.7% compare
- 63 Iceland 0.7% compare
- 64 New Zealand 0.6% compare
- 65 Honduras 0.6% 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 0.7% 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 1.4% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 111 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 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Services 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