Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male was 60.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 60.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador peaked at 64.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 9th 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 23.3% | — |
| 2003 | 25.1% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 25.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 23.9% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 29.5% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | +16.6% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 35.7% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +21.6% |
| 2013 | 40.0% | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 43.6% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +29.0% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 47.5% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +36.6% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7% | 23.3% | 34.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 33.9% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 47.5% | 64.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 6 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 71.8% compare
- 7 Türkiye 71.6% compare
- 8 Costa Rica 64.2% compare
- 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 53.5% compare
- 11 Colombia 53.0% compare
- 12 Brazil 50.1% compare
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, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male in Ecuador was 60.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 64.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male?
- Ecuador ranks 9th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, poorest quintile, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release