Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both was 95.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador is 95.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador peaked at 95.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 7th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.2% | — |
| 2003 | 56.9% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +18.5% |
| 2006 | 67.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 73.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 77.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.7% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 90.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 90.0% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 93.6% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 91.8% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.3% | 54.2% | 74.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 86.7% | 77.6% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 89.9% | 95.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador was 95.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release