Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 96.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador stood at 96.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador peaked at 96.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 65.0% | — |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 94.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 96.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.9% | 65.0% | 82.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 85.5% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.0% | 96.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador was 96.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release