Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile was 87.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 87.6% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 87.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, richest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.9% | — |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +20.4% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 43.3% | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 43.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 60.1% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 64.4% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 75.5% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 84.3% | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 87.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3% | 28.9% | 47.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 51.6% | 76.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.5% | 79.6% | 87.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile in Ecuador was 87.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, richest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.8%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release