Primary completion (UIS) in Ecuador

In Ecuador, 98.1% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2015.

Measure: Completion rate, primary education Unit: % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age Data: 2001 to 2024 Source: UNESCO UIS
Ecuador, 2024 98.1% % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
Change from 2023 −0.7percentage points 2023: 98.8%

Primary completion (UIS) in Ecuador over time: Boys

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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary 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, primary education (% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age), 2001 to 2024
Period Ecuador
2024 98.1%
2023 98.5%
2022 99.1%
2021 98.7%
2020 97.6%
2019 97.9%
2018 98.7%
2017 98.4%
2016 97.9%
2015 97.5%
2014 97.1%
2013 97.3%
2012 96.2%
2011 96.0%
2010 94.7%
2009 94.4%
2008 93.8%
2007 92.4%
2006 93.8%
2005 90.7%
2003 88.0%
2001 87.5%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.7 percentage points from 98.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 97.6%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.1 · 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