Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female was 6.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador, 2007–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador is 6.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 100.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Ecuador peaked at 6.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 18th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 3.3% | — |
| 2012 | 3.1% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 2.7% | +28.8% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +90.2% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +31.7% |
| 2022 | 5.8% | -14.0% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | +7.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 6.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.9%, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 6.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.0%, 2.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 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 6.3% 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 6.8% in 2020.
- 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 18th out of 122 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 100.9%. 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 Services programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release