Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) (%) was 96.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 96.1% for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ecuador peaked at 96.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 1981.
That places Ecuador 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, female (modelled data) (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 45.0% | — |
| 1982 | 45.8% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 49.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 50.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 51.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 51.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 51.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 54.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 55.8% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 56.5% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 60.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 62.0% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 68.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 70.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 74.4% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 86.4% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 88.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 90.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 91.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 96.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.6%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 96.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.0%, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.0% | 45.0% | 50.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 50.3% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.0% | 55.8% | 70.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 71.8% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 96.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) in Ecuador was 96.1% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release