Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 96.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 96.1% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 97.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.3%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 3rd of 37 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, richest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 72.3% | — |
| 2003 | 80.3% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 85.6% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 88.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 93.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 89.6% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.1% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 92.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 95.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 72.3% | 88.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 88.5% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 93.0% | 96.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Chile 98.3% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 96.4% compare
- 3 Colombia 96.1% compare
- 5 Costa Rica 95.6% compare
- 6 Peru 94.5% compare
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, richest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador was 96.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.3% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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, richest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release