Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 76.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 76.3% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador peaked at 81.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 8th out of 24 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 40.1% | — |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 49.2% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 52.2% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 66.3% | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 68.1% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 61.6% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 81.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 76.3% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.8% | 40.1% | 59.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 66.2% | 57.8% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.8% | 76.3% | 81.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
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 76.3% 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 81.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 8th out of 24 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 12.0%. 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, second quintile, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release