Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.1 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.1 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
64th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.1 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.9437 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador stood at 1.1 modelled data. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador peaked at 1.1 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 modelled data, in 1981.
That places Ecuador 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education … modelled data gender in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9437 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.953 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9575 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9641 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9736 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9842 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9956 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1 modelled data | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 modelled data | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 modelled data | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 modelled data | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 modelled data | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 modelled data | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 modelled data | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1 modelled data | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.1 modelled data is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 modelled data, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.1 modelled data is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 modelled data, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9759 modelled data | 0.9437 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 modelled data | 1.02 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 modelled data | 1.03 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 modelled data | 1.09 modelled data | 1.1 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Ecuador was 1.1 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, upper secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release