Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male was 83.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Ecuador is 83.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Ecuador peaked at 83.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.6%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 24th out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 50.6% | — |
| 2003 | 58.3% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 62.7% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.7% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 72.9% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 68.8% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.9% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.1% | 50.6% | 65.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 64.3% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 77.3% | 83.7% | 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, male in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male in Ecuador was 83.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.6% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release