Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female was 97.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador is 97.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador peaked at 97.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 54.5%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.5% | — |
| 2003 | 61.8% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 71.9% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 79.6% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 87.2% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 87.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 93.8% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.9% | 54.5% | 79.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.6% | 80.5% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 91.3% | 97.1% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female in Ecuador was 97.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.5% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, middle quintile, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, middle quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release