Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 86.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 86.9% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador peaked at 86.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 28th of 81 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, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 56.6% | — |
| 2003 | 60.5% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 66.9% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 75.9% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 77.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 73.7% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 78.7% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 86.9% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.0% | 56.6% | 70.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 70.8% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 75.1% | 86.9% | 5 |
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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, urban, female in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador was 86.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 86.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release