Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 97.8% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 98.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 52 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, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.5% | — |
| 2003 | 80.1% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.8% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 93.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 94.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.5% | 80.1% | 93.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 93.3% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.8% | 98.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 855,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0472 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 868,837 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0479 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes in Ecuador was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release