Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both was 72.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 72.7% for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.7% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador peaked at 76.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 51 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, second quintile, both in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25.9% | — |
| 2003 | 30.2% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 30.9% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 34.4% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 36.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 38.5% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +12.7% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 53.5% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 61.1% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 67.1% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 68.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 72.7% | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.0% | 25.9% | 41.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 43.4% | 67.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 68.9% | 76.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 7 Costa Rica 80.2% compare
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.7% compare
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 78.2% compare
- 11 Panama 71.5% compare
- 12 Türkiye 68.2% compare
- 13 Brazil 65.7% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both in Ecuador was 72.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, second quintile, both 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release