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
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador is 96.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador peaked at 97.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 5th out of 32 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 education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 69.5% | — |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 85.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 82.4% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 95.0% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 92.8% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.1% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 69.5% | 88.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 89.1% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.5% | 96.6% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 888,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % 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 97.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 32 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 7.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release