Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile was 69.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 69.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Ecuador peaked at 73.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 36 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, rural, middle quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 15.0% | — |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +36.7% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | +68.7% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 29.7% | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 40.4% | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -17.6% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 45.9% | +36.6% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | +19.1% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 63.9% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 69.9% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 73.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 15.0% | 30.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 29.7% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 63.9% | 73.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 2 Peru 78.9% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 76.5% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 70.3% compare
- 6 Philippines 66.0% compare
- 7 Paraguay 60.7% compare
- 8 Nigeria 59.7% 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, rural, middle quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile in Ecuador was 69.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, middle quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. 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, middle quintile, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release