Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes was 99.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 99.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 88.8%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88.9% | — |
| 2003 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.2% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 94.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 96.9% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.6% | 88.8% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.9% | 96.1% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes in Ecuador was 99.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.8% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, middle quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release