Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador

Ecuador: Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes was 99.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
99.0%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
2nd
of 41 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2018
All-time low
92.2%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2000–2018

Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2018

0204060801002000200920182000: 93 %2001: 92.7 %2003: 92.2 %2005: 94 %2006: 95.7 %2007: 94.7 %2008: 96.2 %2009: 96.8 %2010: 97.2 %2011: 97.8 %2012: 97.8 %2013: 98.2 %2014: 97.7 %2015: 98.7 %2016: 98.7 %2017: 98.5 %2018: 99 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador is 99.0%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 92.2%, in 2003.

Ecuador ranks 2nd of 41 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%) in Ecuador, 2000 to 2018.
Year % Change
2000 93.0% —
2001 92.7% -0.4%
2003 92.2% -0.4%
2005 94.0% +1.9%
2006 95.7% +1.7%
2007 94.7% -1.0%
2008 96.2% +1.6%
2009 96.8% +0.6%
2010 97.2% +0.4%
2011 97.8% +0.7%
2012 97.8% +0.0%
2013 98.2% +0.4%
2014 97.7% -0.5%
2015 98.7% +1.0%
2016 98.7% -0.0%
2017 98.5% -0.2%
2018 99.0% +0.5%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 94.4% 92.2% 96.8% 8
2010s 98.2% 97.2% 99.0% 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 1 Mongolia 99.2% compare
  2. 3 Panama 98.2% compare
  3. 4 Mexico 98.1% compare
  4. 5 Vietnam 98.1% compare

See the full ranking of 41 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador?
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes in Ecuador was 99.0% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 92.2% in 2003.
How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes?
Ecuador ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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 Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, primary education, urban, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
41 places, 392 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/