Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 96.8% for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 96.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 3rd out of 30 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, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46.9% | — |
| 2003 | 45.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 60.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.5% | +10.8% |
| 2015 | 84.8% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.1% | 45.2% | 65.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 71.5% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 89.3% | 96.8% | 4 |
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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, richest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador was 96.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release