Ecuador vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income): Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes
Ecuador
94.4%
in 2023
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
86.2%
in 2023
Ecuador rank
79th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank
81st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes over time
- Ecuador
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 94.4% against 86.2% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income), a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)'s.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 79th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.5% | 49.7% | 6.7% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 57.0% | 7.2% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 69.9% | 73.1% | 3.2% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 80.3% | 0.9% | WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 84.3% | 8.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 86.2% | 8.6% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes, Ecuador or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- Ecuador, at 94.4% against 86.2% in WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes between Ecuador and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 8.2%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income)?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) rank globally for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 79th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) ranks 81st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release