Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male was 97.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador is 97.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador peaked at 99.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 79.2%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 7th 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 79.2% | — |
| 2003 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 87.3% | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 91.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.4% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 98.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 97.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 79.2% | 92.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 91.3% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 97.8% | 99.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 4 Chile 99.1% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 99.1% compare
- 6 United States 98.7% compare
- 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.8% compare
- 9 Peru 97.5% compare
- 10 Uruguay 97.3% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador was 97.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.2% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release