Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, male (%) (rate male) was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 79.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Ecuador peaked at 79.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 31st out of 94 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male (%) (rate male) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.6% | — |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 61.6% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 63.7% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 69.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 67.7% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 70.6% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 76.6% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 79.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.4%, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 79.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.9%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 39.6% | 54.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.4% | 54.1% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 73.1% | 79.2% | 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, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, male in Ecuador was 79.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, male?
- Ecuador ranks 31st out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, male 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release