Lower secondary completion in Ecuador

In Ecuador, 91.7% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2024.

Measure: Completion rate, lower secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Ecuador, 2024 91.7% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2023 −1.9percentage points 2023: 93.6%

Lower secondary completion in Ecuador over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, lower secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2001 to 2024
Period Ecuador
2024 91.7%
2023 93.6%
2022 93.2%
2021 93.2%
2020 92.4%
2019 90.5%
2018 91.5%
2017 90.8%
2016 90.3%
2015 88.7%
2014 87.0%
2013 85.8%
2012 83.5%
2011 81.8%
2010 79.0%
2009 74.5%
2008 75.4%
2007 72.6%
2006 68.5%
2005 67.6%
2003 59.9%
2001 57.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 93.6% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 87.0%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.2 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2001 to 2024 for Ecuador
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org