Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador stood at 82.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 82.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.0%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 38th 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.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (%) (rate female) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 46.0% | — |
| 2003 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 52.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 68.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.5% | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 82.3% | +1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 82.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 82.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.7%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.9% | 46.0% | 61.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 68.8% | 61.7% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 73.4% | 82.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador was 82.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 82.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.0% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female?
- Ecuador ranks 38th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release