UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Ecuador

Ecuador: UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary was 84.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
84.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
49th
of 68 countries
All-time high
84.5%
in 2017
All-time low
61.7%
in 1982
Years of data
12
1982–2017

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Ecuador, 1982–2017

0204060801982199920171982: 61.72007: 76.22008: 772009: 76.52010: 77.32011: 792012: 79.52013: 80.72014: 82.32015: 84.22016: 83.92017: 84.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 84.5% for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Ecuador peaked at 84.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 1982.

That places Ecuador 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Male in Ecuador, 1982 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1982 61.7%
2007 76.2% +23.5%
2008 77.0% +1.0%
2009 76.5% -0.5%
2010 77.3% +1.0%
2011 79.0% +2.2%
2012 79.5% +0.6%
2013 80.7% +1.5%
2014 82.3% +2.0%
2015 84.2% +2.3%
2016 83.9% -0.3%
2017 84.5% +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 61.7% 61.7% 61.7% 1
2000s 76.6% 76.2% 77.0% 3
2010s 81.4% 77.3% 84.5% 8

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 46 Qatar 87.2% compare
  2. 47 Peru 87.2% compare
  3. 48 South Africa 87.0% compare
  4. 50 Mexico 83.8% compare
  5. 51 Tunisia 83.0% compare
  6. 52 Philippines 82.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Ecuador?
Uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary in Ecuador was 84.5% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 1982.
How does Ecuador rank for uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary?
Ecuador ranks 49th out of 68 countries with data for 2017.
Is uis: percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. 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 UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Percentage of population age 25+ with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). Male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
68 places, 717 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The percentage of male population (age 25 and over) with at least completed primary education (ISCED 1 or higher). This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of males aged 25 years and above who completed primary education by the total male 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/