Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile was 66.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador stood at 66.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 70.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 5th out of 21 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, poorest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.6% | — |
| 2003 | 43.0% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 36.3% | -15.6% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 44.7% | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 46.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 45.3% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 67.6% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 66.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 35.6% | 46.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 51.5% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 56.6% | 68.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- 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)
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 66.2% 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 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, poorest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 21 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 23.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release