Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes was 94.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador is 94.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 1993.
That places Ecuador 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.3% | — |
| 1972 | 49.4% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 56.1% | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 51.9% | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 57.6% | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 57.0% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 58.0% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 70.1% | +21.0% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 69.3% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 65.0% | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 63.4% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 66.6% | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 57.5% | -13.6% |
| 1987 | 63.5% | +10.4% |
| 1993 | 36.0% | -43.3% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | +106.1% |
| 1995 | 75.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 84.6% | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 74.8% | -11.6% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 72.1% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 75.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | +17.3% |
| 2009 | 91.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 94.9% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 93.7% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 90.7% | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 94.4% | +8.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 94.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.2%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 94.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +106.1% | 36.0% | 74.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.5% | 46.3% | 70.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 64.2% | 57.5% | 69.3% | 6 |
| 1990s | 69.9% | 36.0% | 84.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.4% | 72.1% | 94.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 82.0% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 86.8% | 99.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 76 Latvia 94.7% compare
- 77 Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.7% compare
- 78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.6% compare
- 80 New Caledonia 94.3% compare
- 81 Costa Rica 94.3% compare
- 82 Netherlands 94.1% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 94.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 79th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release