Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 68.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 68.0% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 70.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2005.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, 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, poorest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 38.8% | — |
| 2003 | 38.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 35.1% | -7.9% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 49.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 62.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | -15.0% |
| 2021 | 69.2% | +32.6% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 68.0% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 35.1% | 45.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 47.8% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 52.2% | 70.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador was 68.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2005.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release