Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 97.8% for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador peaked at 99.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 41 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, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.6% | — |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 87.8% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.2% | 80.5% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 94.8% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.7% | 98.4% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, female 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release