Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 74.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador is 74.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador peaked at 78.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 7th of 28 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, second quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 39.7% | — |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 59.7% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 63.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 72.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 74.8% | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.9% | 39.7% | 59.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 52.7% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.0% | 74.8% | 78.2% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador was 74.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 7th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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, second quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release