Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 98.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador stood at 98.3%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.3%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 36 countries on this measure, 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, richest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 84.3% | — |
| 2003 | 88.7% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 88.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 95.4% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.8% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.0% | 84.3% | 95.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 95.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.3% | 99.5% | 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, richest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador was 98.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.3% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, urban, richest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release