Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 92.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 92.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in 2023. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador peaked at 92.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.9%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 8th of 37 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, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 66.9% | — |
| 2003 | 73.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 73.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 78.7% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 85.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 87.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 89.8% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 88.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 91.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.0% | 66.9% | 80.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 83.7% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 90.9% | 92.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador was 92.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 8th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, fourth quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release