Completion rate, primary education, male (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, male (%) was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, male in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 98.1% for completion rate, primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, male in Ecuador peaked at 99.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 31st of 88 countries on this measure, 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, male (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 87.5% | — |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 92.4% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 93.8% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 98.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 98.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.3%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.5% | 87.5% | 94.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 94.7% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 97.6% | 99.1% | 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, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, male in Ecuador was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, male?
- Ecuador ranks 31st out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 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, primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release