Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile was 73.2% 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 73.2% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile in Ecuador peaked at 77.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.2%, in 2001.
Ecuador ranks 5th of 25 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 | 39.2% | — |
| 2003 | 42.9% | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 50.8% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 54.7% | +24.9% |
| 2009 | 58.9% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 47.5% | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +11.6% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 61.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 73.9% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 73.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.0% | 39.2% | 58.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 47.5% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.1% | 77.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
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 73.2% 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 77.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.2% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, second quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 5th out of 25 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 21.4%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release