Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 96.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador stood at 96.5%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador peaked at 96.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 3rd out of 34 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, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 64.3% | — |
| 2003 | 72.7% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 90.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 87.2% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.6% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 96.3% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 95.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.7% | 64.3% | 87.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 86.7% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 88.1% | 96.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador was 96.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release