Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ecuador
Gross tertiary enrolment in Ecuador was 67.9% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2008.
Ecuador, 2023
67.9%
Change from 2022
+8.0percentage points
World, 2023
43.2%
Position in 2023
45th of 128
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Ecuador over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Ecuador | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | – | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 59.9% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | – | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | – | 37.5% |
| 2016 | – | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | – | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 39.3% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 38.2% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +8.0 percentage points from 59.9% in 2022.
- Since 2008, when it was 38.2%, the figure has changed by +29.7 percentage points.
- Among the 128 countries with data for 2023, Ecuador has the 45th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 43.2%.
More for Ecuador
All statistics for Ecuador
Primary school enrolment (gross)
97.2%
2023 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
18.9%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Primary completion (UIS)
98.1%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Lower secondary completion
91.7%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
80.8%
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school children
4.7%
2023 · UNESCO UIS