Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 97.8% 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 97.8% 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 97.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 23 countries on this measure, 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, richest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 54.5% | — |
| 2003 | 49.7% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 56.4% | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 66.5% | +17.9% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 92.6% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 95.1% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 49.7% | 74.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 78.8% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 88.0% | 97.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 855,290 (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 97.8% 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 97.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 23 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 10.0%. 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, richest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release