Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male was 98.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 98.8% for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador peaked at 98.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 76.4% | — |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 85.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 90.6% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 88.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 94.1% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 92.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 96.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 74.0% | 90.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 89.0% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.1% | 98.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 2 Costa Rica 99.2% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 98.9% compare
- 4 Peru 98.8% compare
- 6 Chile 98.1% compare
- 7 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.4% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 855,290 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador was 98.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, rural, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, rural, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release