Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male was 74.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 74.8% for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Ecuador peaked at 77.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2007.
Ecuador ranks 7th of 39 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, middle quintile, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.1% | — |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 42.6% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 37.9% | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +22.5% |
| 2009 | 53.1% | +16.2% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | +35.3% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 59.8% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 63.4% | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 77.0% | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 37.3% | 53.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 62.2% | 46.8% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.7% | 74.8% | 77.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.4% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 79.1% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 78.6% compare
- 8 Colombia 72.4% compare
- 9 Panama 71.6% compare
- 10 Brazil 68.9% 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, middle quintile, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male in Ecuador was 74.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2007.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, middle quintile, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release