Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile was 95.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador is 95.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador peaked at 95.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 4th out of 26 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, second quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63.5% | — |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 73.7% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.3% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 89.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 91.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.3% | 63.5% | 82.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 82.2% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 88.9% | 95.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador was 95.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release