Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 101.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Primary completion rate, female in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 101.5% for primary completion rate, female in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Ecuador peaked at 106.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 92.9%, in 2004.
Ecuador ranks 35th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 94.7% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.9% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 93.3% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 92.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 102.6% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 106.1% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 106.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 104.8% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 106.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -6.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 100.7% | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 101.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.4% | 92.9% | 97.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 101.8% | 96.4% | 106.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 94.7% | 101.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 32 Bosnia and Herzegovina 102.0% compare
- 33 Sierra Leone 101.8% compare
- 34 Uruguay 101.6% compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 101.3% compare
- 37 Brunei 101.3% compare
- 38 United Kingdom 101.0% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Ecuador?
- Primary completion rate, female in Ecuador was 101.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 106.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.9% in 2004.
- How does Ecuador rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Ecuador ranks 35th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.