Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile was 68.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 68.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ecuador peaked at 71.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 5th out of 36 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, second quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.9% | — |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +45.2% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | -38.0% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +96.9% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +33.5% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 47.1% | +41.4% |
| 2013 | 37.7% | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 44.9% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | +17.1% |
| 2019 | 54.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +31.9% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 12.6% | 33.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 27.1% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 54.3% | 71.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 2 Peru 82.5% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 81.6% compare
- 4 Costa Rica 80.3% compare
- 6 Bolivia 65.1% compare
- 7 Philippines 58.4% compare
- 8 Panama 53.4% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile in Ecuador was 68.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, second quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.2%. 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, rural, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release