Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 85.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.8%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 28th of 90 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, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 53.8% | — |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 60.5% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 65.1% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 69.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 79.0% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 80.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76.3% | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.6% | 53.8% | 68.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 68.1% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 76.3% | 85.3% | 5 |
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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, urban, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.8% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 90 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release