Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile was 85.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador is 85.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 90.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.3%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 5th out of 36 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, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.3% | — |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 43.7% | +42.8% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 46.4% | +36.9% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 54.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 72.2% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 83.6% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 79.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 27.3% | 54.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 60.4% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 78.9% | 90.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 2 Chile 98.2% compare
- 3 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 88.7% compare
- 4 Peru 88.6% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 84.2% compare
- 7 Egypt 83.4% compare
- 8 Dominican Republic 79.7% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile in Ecuador was 85.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.3% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, poorest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release