Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes was 86.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 86.2% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 91.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 41st of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 32.7% | — |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 70.4% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 86.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 84.0% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 87.1% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 91.2% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.2% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.6% | 32.7% | 59.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 64.1% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 86.2% | 91.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador was 86.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release