Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile was 95.5% 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 95.5% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 97.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.5%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 3rd out of 37 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, richest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 71.5% | — |
| 2003 | 79.1% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 82.1% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 87.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 84.6% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.2% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 90.2% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 89.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 94.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 87.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 90.5% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.1% | 71.5% | 87.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 82.2% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 90.5% | 95.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Chile 97.7% compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare
- 4 Peru 95.3% compare
- 5 Colombia 94.4% compare
- 6 Costa Rica 94.0% compare
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, richest quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile in Ecuador was 95.5% 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 97.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, richest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.5% 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 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release