Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 98.3% for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 92.3%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 36th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 92.6% | — |
| 2003 | 92.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 94.6% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.6% | 92.3% | 96.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.3% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.3% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 36th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release