Urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador

Ecuador: Urban population, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
31st
of 98 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2021
All-time low
0.4%
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.61994200720211994: 0.434 % of population with low education1998: 0.449 % of population with low education1999: 0.472 % of population with low education2000: 0.533 % of population with low education2003: 0.521 % of population with low education2004: 0.533 % of population with low education2005: 0.521 % of population with low education2006: 0.526 % of population with low education2007: 0.526 % of population with low education2008: 0.529 % of population with low education2009: 0.525 % of population with low education2010: 0.519 % of population with low education2011: 0.51 % of population with low education2012: 0.498 % of population with low education2013: 0.548 % of population with low education2014: 0.573 % of population with low education2015: 0.557 % of population with low education2016: 0.566 % of population with low education2017: 0.566 % of population with low education2018: 0.57 % of population with low education2019: 0.562 % of population with low education2020: 0.581 % of population with low education2021: 0.591 % of population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with low education.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.6% for urban population, primary education and below in 2021. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador peaked at 0.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1994.

That places Ecuador 31st out of 98 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of population with low education Change
1994 0.4%
1998 0.4% +3.5%
1999 0.5% +5.1%
2000 0.5% +12.9%
2003 0.5% -2.2%
2004 0.5% +2.2%
2005 0.5% -2.1%
2006 0.5% +0.9%
2007 0.5% -0.1%
2008 0.5% +0.6%
2009 0.5% -0.8%
2010 0.5% -1.2%
2011 0.5% -1.7%
2012 0.5% -2.4%
2013 0.5% +10.2%
2014 0.6% +4.4%
2015 0.6% -2.8%
2016 0.6% +1.7%
2017 0.6% -0.0%
2018 0.6% +0.7%
2019 0.6% -1.3%
2020 0.6% +3.3%
2021 0.6% +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 3
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 8
2010s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 10
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 28 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
  2. 29 South Africa 0.6% compare
  3. 30 Cyprus 0.6% compare
  4. 32 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.6% compare
  5. 33 Ireland 0.6% compare
  6. 34 Norway 0.6% compare

See the full ranking of 98 places →

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador →

Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador?
Urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador was 0.6% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
What is the lowest urban population, primary education and below recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for urban population, primary education and below?
Ecuador ranks 31st out of 98 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, primary education and below rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador. Statizoid. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-primary-education-and-below-percent-of-population-with-low-education/ecuador/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/urban-population-primary-education-and-below-percent-of-population-with-low-education/ecuador/">Urban population, primary education and below in Ecuador</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Urban population, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,331 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed