Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 88.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador stood at 88.7%.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador peaked at 93.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 7th out of 39 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, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 40.3% | — |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +29.5% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 62.0% | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 71.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.6% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 83.2% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 40.3% | 62.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 71.0% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.5% | 86.7% | 93.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 95.2% compare
- 5 Peru 92.2% compare
- 6 Türkiye 91.0% compare
- 8 Brazil 87.0% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 85.5% compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 84.6% compare
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, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador was 88.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release