Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both was 87.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador is 87.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador peaked at 87.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 7th of 50 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 48.6% | — |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 59.5% | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 64.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 72.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 77.2% | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 76.0% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.6% | 48.6% | 65.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 64.6% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 82.5% | 87.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both in Ecuador was 87.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, fourth quintile, both rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release