Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female was 95.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador is 95.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador peaked at 96.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72.1% | — |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 83.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 87.5% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 94.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 94.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 93.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.2% | 72.1% | 86.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 87.5% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 93.3% | 96.5% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador was 95.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 80 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release