Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index was 1.1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2025, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador stood at 1.1 index. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador peaked at 1.1 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9437 index, in 1981.
Ecuador ranks 64th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9437 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.953 index | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9575 index | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.9641 index | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9736 index | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9842 index | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9956 index | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1 index | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.01 index | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 index | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.03 index | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.03 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.03 index | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.03 index | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.03 index | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.03 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.03 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.03 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.02 index | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.01 index | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.01 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.02 index | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.03 index | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.04 index | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.05 index | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.06 index | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 index | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.08 index | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.09 index | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.09 index | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.09 index | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.09 index | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.09 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.1 index | +0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.1 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.11 index, 99% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.1 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.12 index, 98% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9759 index | 0.9437 index | 1.01 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.03 index | 1.02 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 index | 1.01 index | 1.03 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 index | 1.03 index | 1.09 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 index | 1.09 index | 1.1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More gender data for Ecuador
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,113 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8663 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 14,957 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 14,957 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 129,930 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 135,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 130,156 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 135,822 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 131,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador?
- Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador was 1.1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9437 index in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal upper secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.