Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female was 97.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Ecuador is 97.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Ecuador peaked at 97.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 5th out of 38 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, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.1% | — |
| 2003 | 67.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 77.0% | +13.9% |
| 2006 | 82.9% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 95.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.3% | 67.6% | 86.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.7% | 89.7% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 95.8% | 97.5% | 4 |
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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, fourth quintile, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female in Ecuador was 97.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, fourth quintile, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release