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Education research in Ecuador

Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE ranks first in Ecuador for Education research in 2022–2025 (#231 worldwide), followed by Universidad Estatal de Milagro and University of Guayaquil.

Ecuador's world rank
#28
of 115 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.3k
Top-10% rate
17.1%
Ranked institutions
26

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Education in Ecuador?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPESangolquí #23127.930.6%103
2Universidad Estatal de MilagroGuayaquil #40420.516.0%433
3University of GuayaquilGuayaquil #46518.615.1%324
4Central University of EcuadorQuito #48618.020.7%222
5Universidad Técnica de ManabíPortoviejo #59715.318.2%340
6Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorQuito #60615.120.7%210
7Universidad IndoaméricaAmbato #62514.728.8%161
8Universidad Nacional de ChimborazoRiobamba #69613.219.4%152
9Universidad Técnica de AmbatoAmbato #77011.916.1%237
10Universidad Católica de CuencaCuenca #78611.614.4%252
11Universidad Nacional de LojaLoja #79511.517.2%159
12Politecnica Salesiana UniversityCuenca #83710.826.8%94
13Universidad Técnica Particular de LojaLoja #85410.524.4%105
14Universidad Técnica Estatal de QuevedoQuevedo #85810.517.4%161
15Universidad Estatal Península de Santa ElenaLa Libertad #9279.513.9%193
16Universidad Tecnica de MachalaMachala #9389.320.7%103
17Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de ManabíManta #9499.113.9%237
18Universidad Técnica "Luis Vargas Torres"Esmeraldas #1,0897.323.5%79
19Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesAmbato #1,0967.26.6%225
20Universidad Estatal de BolívarGuaranda #1,1986.123.9%82
21Universidad Técnica de CotopaxiLatacunga #1,2115.915.6%112
22Universidad Estatal del Sur de ManabiJipijapa #1,3284.712.7%121
23Instituto Superior Tecnológico LojaLoja #1,3694.316.5%86
24Universidad San Gregorio de PortoviejoPortoviejo #1,5083.013.9%84
25University of CuencaCuenca #1,5262.89.4%101
26Universidad Técnica de BabahoyoBabahoyo #1,6202.17.6%100

Institutions in Ecuador above the floor of 40 fractional works in Education, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Education researchers in Ecuador?

Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez, Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire and Milton Alfonso Criollo Turusina rank highest among researchers based in Ecuador.

  1. 1Juan Carlos Erazo-Álvarez#167,367 worldwide overall66 citations · 18 works
  2. 2Eudaldo Enrique Espinoza Freire#353,313 worldwide overall11 citations · 17 works
  3. 3Milton Alfonso Criollo Turusina#1,336,388 worldwide overall0 citations · 39 works

How Ecuador compares with other countries in Education