Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 80.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
80.4%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
5th
of 21 countries
All-time high
80.4%
in 2018
All-time low
56.6%
in 2001
Years of data
16
2001–2018

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador, 2001–2018

0204060802001200920182001: 56.6 %2003: 60.5 %2005: 61.2 %2006: 63.1 %2007: 62.1 %2008: 67 %2009: 70.8 %2010: 72 %2011: 75.9 %2012: 77.2 %2013: 73.7 %2014: 70.8 %2015: 75.9 %2016: 73.9 %2017: 78.8 %2018: 80.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 80.4% for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador peaked at 80.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2001.

That places Ecuador 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%) in Ecuador, 2001 to 2018.
Year % Change
2001 56.6% —
2003 60.5% +6.9%
2005 61.2% +1.2%
2006 63.1% +3.2%
2007 62.1% -1.6%
2008 67.0% +7.8%
2009 70.8% +5.7%
2010 72.0% +1.8%
2011 75.9% +5.4%
2012 77.2% +1.8%
2013 73.7% -4.6%
2014 70.8% -3.9%
2015 75.9% +7.1%
2016 73.9% -2.6%
2017 78.8% +6.5%
2018 80.4% +2.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 80.4% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.8%, 1.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 80.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 75.8%, 1.1× the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.0% 56.6% 70.8% 7
2010s 75.4% 70.8% 80.4% 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 2 Chile 88.7% compare
  2. 3 Bolivia 82.3% compare
  3. 4 Colombia 80.9% compare
  4. 6 Panama 78.7% compare
  5. 7 Argentina 76.0% compare
  6. 8 Brazil 75.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador?
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Ecuador was 80.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2001.
How does Ecuador rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
Ecuador ranks 5th out of 21 countries with data for 2018.
Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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, upper secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
21 places, 273 data points, 1996–2018
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/