Chile vs Ecuador: Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education
Chile
97.0%
in 2024
Ecuador
96.8%
in 2023
Chile rank
63rd
Ecuador rank
66th
Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education over time
- Chile
- Ecuador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 97.0% against 96.8% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 63rd and Ecuador ranks 66th of 190 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 17 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.4% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Chile |
| 1830s | 2.2% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Chile |
| 1840s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 2.5% | Chile |
| 1850s | 5.1% | 1.5% | 3.6% | Chile |
| 1860s | 10.5% | 2.4% | 8.0% | Chile |
| 1870s | 14.2% | 4.0% | 10.2% | Chile |
| 1880s | 16.9% | 6.5% | 10.5% | Chile |
| 1890s | 23.8% | 13.9% | 9.9% | Chile |
| 1900s | 41.0% | 22.8% | 18.1% | Chile |
| 1910s | 51.0% | 31.0% | 19.9% | Chile |
| 1920s | 62.2% | 36.9% | 25.2% | Chile |
| 1930s | 73.4% | 42.9% | 30.5% | Chile |
| 1940s | 84.6% | 48.8% | 35.8% | Chile |
| 1950s | 96.5% | 59.0% | 37.5% | Chile |
| 1960s | 89.2% | 68.3% | 20.9% | Chile |
| 1970s | 92.9% | 78.0% | 14.9% | Chile |
| 1980s | 97.8% | 85.7% | 12.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 99.0% | 2.8% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 98.8% | 2.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 98.3% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education, Chile or Ecuador?
- Chile, at 97.0% against 96.8% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education between Chile and Ecuador?
- 0.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ecuador?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Ecuador rank globally for gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education?
- Chile ranks 63rd and Ecuador ranks 66th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of girls of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) who are enrolled in primary education.