Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both was 77.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 77.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador peaked at 78.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 38.5%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.5% | — |
| 2003 | 40.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 42.7% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 41.5% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | +19.3% |
| 2009 | 54.9% | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 63.7% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 64.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 71.7% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 78.8% | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 78.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.8% | 38.5% | 54.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 50.1% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 71.7% | 78.8% | 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, middle quintile, both in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both in Ecuador was 77.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.5% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 50 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, both rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release