Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) was 99.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador peaked at 99.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.5%, in 1981.
That places Ecuador 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 77.5% | — |
| 1982 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 78.2% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 79.6% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.1% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 80.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 83.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 86.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 99.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.7%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5% | 77.5% | 79.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.8% | 79.7% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 83.3% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 90.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.4% | 99.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador was 99.5% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.5% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release