Population with tertiary education — all countries

Population with tertiary education — Ecuador

Population with tertiary education in Ecuador in 2024 — 7.99%. Ranked 32 in the world out of 41. Since 2007, the indicator has fallen by 2.18 pp.

2024 7.99% −4.42 pp vs 2021
World rank 32of 41
Period maximum 12.4%2021
Period minimum 7.99%2024

Trend over time

2007–2024 · % of population aged 25+

Population with tertiary education — Ecuador, 2007–20246810121420072009201120132015201720192021202320242007: 10.17%2008: 9.78%2009: 9.97%2010: 10.27%2011: 9.62%2012: 10.95%2013: 11.52%2014: 10.43%2015: 12.08%2016: 11.72%2017: 12.16%2020: 11.94%2021: 12.4%2024: 7.99%
Change over the period: −2.18 pp Annual average: -0.13 pp
Population with tertiary education — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 7.99
2021 12.4 +0.46 pp
2020 11.94
2017 12.16 +0.44 pp
2016 11.72 −0.36 pp
2015 12.08 +1.65 pp
2014 10.43 −1.09 pp
2013 11.52 +0.57 pp
2012 10.95 +1.33 pp
2011 9.62 −0.65 pp
2010 10.27 +0.3 pp
2009 9.97 +0.19 pp
2008 9.78 −0.39 pp
2007 10.17

South America, 2024

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About the indicator

The share of the population aged 25 and older that has completed education at the bachelor's level or above. It differs fundamentally from tertiary enrollment: enrollment counts current students, while this indicator is the accumulated result of past decades, so it changes slowly and reflects not the policy of today but the state of the system twenty or thirty years ago.

Important: An accumulated stock, not the current flow: a country whose tertiary enrollment has grown quickly will keep catching up on this indicator for another generation.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.