Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 77.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 77.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador peaked at 77.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30.9%, in 1981.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 30.9% | 37.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 37.3% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.3% | 42.0% | 52.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.7% | 54.6% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 73.7% | 77.7% | 6 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Ecuador was 77.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release