Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 99.2% for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 53 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, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.0% | — |
| 2003 | 93.1% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 95.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 93.1% | 97.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.2% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 98.7% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 8 Costa Rica 99.4% compare
- 9 Panama 99.4% compare
- 10 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.3% compare
- 11 Chile 99.2% compare
- 13 United States of America 99.2% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 99.0% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes in Ecuador was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, fourth quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release