Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary second both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary second both sexes was 91.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador stood at 91.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador peaked at 93.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 8th out of 50 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 … secondary second both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 42.8% | — |
| 2003 | 44.7% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +17.4% |
| 2008 | 67.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 80.9% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 82.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 84.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 84.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 89.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 91.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 87.3%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 91.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 88.3%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Completion rate, lower secondary … secondary second both sexes in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +30.2% | 44.7% | 58.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 42.8% | 69.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 73.0% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.4% | 91.3% | 93.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador was 91.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Ecuador ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, second quintile, both rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release