Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile was 84.8% 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 84.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador peaked at 84.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 3rd out of 29 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 44.7% | — |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 47.2% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +14.1% |
| 2008 | 56.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 61.3% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | +21.9% |
| 2012 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.7% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 67.0% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 76.9% | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 69.5% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 78.6% | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 84.8% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 44.7% | 61.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 59.9% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 72.4% | 84.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Chile 92.4% compare
- 2 Peru 90.9% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 82.0% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 81.1% compare
- 6 Colombia 80.9% compare
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, middle quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile in Ecuador was 84.8% 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 84.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.7% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, middle quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 29 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 21.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release