Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 85.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador stood at 85.7%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador peaked at 85.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 4th of 34 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, middle quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 49.0% | — |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 54.9% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 75.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 72.1% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 82.9% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 82.1% | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 85.7% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.4% | 49.0% | 65.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 73.6% | 64.2% | 82.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.6% | 71.2% | 85.7% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 855,290 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador was 85.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. 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, middle quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release