School completion in Ecuador
Ecuador: School completion was 99.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
99.5
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
43rd
of 165 countries
All-time high
99.5
in 2025
All-time low
77.52
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
School completion in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school completion in Ecuador is 99.5, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school completion in Ecuador peaked at 99.5 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.52, in 1981.
Ecuador ranks 43rd of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School completion in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 77.52 | — |
| 1982 | 77.74 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 77.96 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 78.2 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 78.48 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.77 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 79.02 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 79.29 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 79.56 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 79.74 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 79.92 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 80.1 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 80.29 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 80.77 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 81.1 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.47 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 81.93 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 82.52 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 83.31 | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 84.19 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 85 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 85.75 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 86.37 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 87 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 87.6 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 88.2 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 88.81 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.39 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 89.98 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 90.77 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 91.75 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 92.86 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 93.98 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 95.06 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 96.02 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 96.82 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.49 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 98.02 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 98.44 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.76 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.02 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 99.21 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 99.38 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 99.5 | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 99.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.69, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 99.5 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.67, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.5 | 77.52 | 79.56 | 9 |
| 1990s | 80.83 | 79.74 | 82.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.56 | 83.31 | 89.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.28 | 89.98 | 98.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.05 | 98.44 | 99.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 school completion in Ecuador?
- School completion in Ecuador was 99.5 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school completion recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2025.
- What is the lowest school completion recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.52 in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for school completion?
- Ecuador ranks 43rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school completion rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of School completion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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