Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male was 96.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador is 96.8%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador peaked at 99.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 80.7% | — |
| 2003 | 86.8% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 91.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 96.3% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.6% | 80.7% | 95.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 95.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 96.8% | 99.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador was 96.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male?
- Ecuador ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release