Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador is 94.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 95.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 34th 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, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.2% | — |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 93.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 71.2% | 85.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 87.1% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.3% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 34th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release