Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) was 2 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
2 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 175 countries
All-time high
2 years
in 2016
All-time low
2 years
in 2016
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2 years for theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 2 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 14th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2 years | — |
| 2017 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 years | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2 years, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2 years, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 13 Colombia 2.5 years compare
- 14 Afghanistan 2 years compare
- 14 Anguilla 2 years compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 2 years compare
- 14 Benin 2 years compare
- 14 Bangladesh 2 years compare
- 14 Bulgaria 2 years compare
- 14 Bahrain 2 years compare
- 14 Belize 2 years compare
- 14 Barbados 2 years compare
- 14 Canada 2 years compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 2 years compare
- 14 Cameroon 2 years compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 2 years
- 14 Congo 2 years compare
- 14 Comoros 2 years compare
- 14 Cuba 2 years compare
- 14 Cayman Islands 2 years compare
- 14 Cyprus 2 years compare
- 14 Djibouti 2 years
- 14 Dominica 2 years compare
- 14 Denmark 2 years
- 14 Egypt 2 years compare
- 14 Spain 2 years compare
- 14 Estonia 2 years compare
- 14 Fiji 2 years compare
- 14 France 2 years compare
- 14 Micronesia (country) 2 years compare
- 14 Ghana 2 years compare
- 14 Gibraltar 2 years compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 2 years compare
- 14 Greece 2 years compare
- 14 Grenada 2 years compare
- 14 Guyana 2 years compare
- 14 Hungary 2 years compare
- 14 India 2 years compare
- 14 Ireland 2 years compare
- 14 Iran 2 years
- 14 Iraq 2 years compare
- 14 Jamaica 2 years compare
- 14 Kenya 2 years compare
- 14 Cambodia 2 years compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 years compare
- 14 Kuwait 2 years compare
- 14 Laos 2 years compare
- 14 Saint Lucia 2 years compare
- 14 Liechtenstein 2 years
- 14 Latvia 2 years compare
- 14 Morocco 2 years compare
- 14 Madagascar 2 years compare
- 14 Maldives 2 years compare
- 14 Marshall Islands 2 years compare
- 14 Mali 2 years compare
- 14 Malta 2 years compare
- 14 Myanmar 2 years compare
- 14 Montenegro 2 years compare
- 14 Mongolia 2 years compare
- 14 Mauritania 2 years
- 14 Montserrat 2 years compare
- 14 Malawi 2 years compare
- 14 Namibia 2 years compare
- 14 Nigeria 2 years compare
- 14 Nicaragua 2 years compare
- 14 Oman 2 years
- 14 Panama 2 years compare
- 14 Philippines 2 years compare
- 14 Poland 2 years compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 2 years compare
- 14 North Korea 2 years compare
- 14 Paraguay 2 years
- 14 Rwanda 2 years compare
- 14 Singapore 2 years compare
- 14 Serbia 2 years compare
- 14 Suriname 2 years compare
- 14 Slovakia 2 years compare
- 14 Sweden 2 years compare
- 14 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2 years compare
- 14 Seychelles 2 years compare
- 14 Syria 2 years compare
- 14 Thailand 2 years compare
- 14 Tonga 2 years compare
- 14 Trinidad and Tobago 2 years compare
- 14 Tunisia 2 years compare
- 14 Tanzania 2 years compare
- 14 Uganda 2 years compare
- 14 Ukraine 2 years compare
- 14 Uruguay 2 years
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 years compare
- 14 British Virgin Islands 2 years compare
- 14 Vanuatu 2 years compare
- 14 Yemen 2 years
- 14 South Africa 2 years compare
- 14 Zambia 2 years compare
- 14 Zimbabwe 2 years 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 theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador?
- Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador was 2 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 14th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release