Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female was 67.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador is 67.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador peaked at 70.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.8%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 7th of 40 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, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.3% | — |
| 2003 | 21.8% | -23.0% |
| 2005 | 23.1% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 37.2% | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 48.9% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 50.2% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 69.8% | +37.7% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.1% | 21.8% | 37.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 36.1% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 50.7% | 70.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female in Ecuador was 67.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.8% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. 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, poorest quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release