Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, female (%) was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, female in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 98.1% for completion rate, primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, female (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.8% | — |
| 2003 | 90.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 93.7% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 96.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -1.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 98.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 98.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.2% | 90.0% | 95.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.6% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.1% | 99.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, female in Ecuador was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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, primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release