UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador

Ecuador: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of was 29.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
29.6%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
45th
of 81 countries
All-time high
29.6%
in 2017
All-time low
5.3%
in 1974
Years of data
14
1974–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador, 1974–2017

510152025301974199520171974: 5.31982: 7.91990: 22.62007: 21.82008: 22.32009: 232010: 23.62011: 25.22012: 25.92013: 25.92014: 26.82015: 28.72016: 28.82017: 29.6

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2017, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador peaked at 29.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1974.

Ecuador ranks 45th of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 1974 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1974 5.3%
1982 7.9% +48.0%
1990 22.6% +185.4%
2007 21.8% -3.5%
2008 22.3% +2.2%
2009 23.0% +3.0%
2010 23.6% +2.6%
2011 25.2% +7.1%
2012 25.9% +2.6%
2013 25.9% +0.2%
2014 26.8% +3.4%
2015 28.7% +6.9%
2016 28.8% +0.6%
2017 29.6% +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.3% 5.3% 5.3% 1
1980s 7.9% 7.9% 7.9% 1
1990s 22.6% 22.6% 22.6% 1
2000s 22.3% 21.8% 23.0% 3
2010s 26.8% 23.6% 29.6% 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 42 Uzbekistan 32.3% compare
  2. 43 Brazil 30.9% compare
  3. 44 Puerto Rico 30.0% compare
  4. 46 Australia 29.2% compare
  5. 47 Colombia 28.5% compare
  6. 48 Greece 27.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of in Ecuador was 29.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1974.
How does Ecuador rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of?
Ecuador ranks 45th out of 81 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ whose highest level of education is upper secondary, both sexes
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 897 data points, 1970–2019
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The percentage of population (age 25 and over) with completed upper secondary education (ISCED 3) as the highest level of educational attainment. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of persons aged 25 years and above who completed upper secondary education as the highest level of educational attainment by the total population of the same age group and multiplying the result by 100. The UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) educational attainment dataset shows the educational composition of the population aged 25 years and above and hence the stock and quality of human capital within a country. The dataset also reflects the structure and performance of the education system and its accumulated impact on human capital formation. For more information, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/