Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 96.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador stood at 96.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador peaked at 96.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1981.
Ecuador ranks 51st of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 45.9% | — |
| 1982 | 46.6% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 49.5% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 49.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 51.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 53.9% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 55.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 59.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 63.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 65.4% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 67.4% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 89.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.2% | 45.9% | 49.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 51.2% | 49.7% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.1% | 54.6% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.5% | 70.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 93.3% | 96.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador was 96.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release