Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 86.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador is 86.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador peaked at 87.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.9%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 4th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, middle quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52.9% | — |
| 2003 | 61.1% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 57.5% | -5.9% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 68.5% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 70.5% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 78.2% | +10.9% |
| 2013 | 72.5% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 75.3% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 69.9% | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +22.3% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.8% | 52.9% | 70.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 68.5% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 69.9% | 86.6% | 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, middle quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador was 86.6% 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 87.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.9% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 4th out of 30 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 19.4%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release