Colombia vs Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes

Colombia
72.0%
in 2018
Ecuador
72.3%
in 2018
Colombia rank
8th
Ecuador rank
7th

Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
020406080200020092018

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 72.3% against 72.0% in Colombia, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Colombia ahead.

Colombia ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 41 countries.

Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 56.7% 51.4% 5.3% Colombia
2010s 68.6% 66.3% 2.3% Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes, Colombia or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 72.3% against 72.0% in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes between Colombia and Ecuador?
0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Ecuador?
14 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Ecuador rank globally for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 8th and Ecuador ranks 7th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 385 data points, 1996–2019
Last refreshed

The number of persons in the relevant age group who have completed the last grade of the given level of education is expressed as a percentage of the total population (in the survey sample) of the same age group. The primary completion rate is the percentage of a cohort of children or young people aged 3-5 years above the intended age for the last grade of primary education who have completed that grade. The intended age for the last grade of primary education is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. For example, if the official age of entry into primary education is 6 years, and if primary education has 6 grades, the intended age for the last grade of primary education is 11 years. In this case, 14-16 years (11 + 3 = 14 and 11 + 5 = 16) would be the reference age group for calculation of the primary completion rate. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/