Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes was 80.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 80.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 80.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.9%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 35th of 95 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.0% | 42.9% | 58.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.1% | 57.8% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 73.2% | 80.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 32 Costa Rica 81.7% compare
- 33 Sweden 81.5% compare
- 34 Norway 81.3% compare
- 36 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 80.8% compare
- 37 Colombia 80.3% compare
- 38 Luxembourg 78.8% compare
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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 80.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 80.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release