Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile was 87.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador is 87.1%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile in Ecuador peaked at 87.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 4th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 56.5% | — |
| 2003 | 64.7% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 67.0% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 70.8% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 75.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 87.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 87.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 56.5% | 73.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 70.2% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 84.2% | 87.8% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- 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)
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 87.1% 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 87.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, fourth quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 36 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 15.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release