Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 71.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 75.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 35th of 88 countries on this measure, 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, rural, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.9% | — |
| 2003 | 21.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 31.9% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 43.2% | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 53.4% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 57.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 19.9% | 33.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 35.1% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 66.2% | 75.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes in Ecuador was 71.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release