Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary was 97.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age children.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador is 97.6%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador peaked at 99.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 66th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age children | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.5% | — |
| 1973 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 80.3% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 83.9% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 85.8% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 88.9% | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 87.6% | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 92.0% | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 93.8% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 94.5% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 98.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 79.5% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.6% | 92.0% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 94.5% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.6% | 98.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador?
- Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary in Ecuador was 97.6% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest adjusted net enrollment rate, primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for adjusted net enrollment rate, primary?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is adjusted net enrollment rate, primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary (% of primary school age children). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adjusted net enrollment is the number of pupils of the school-age group for primary education, enrolled either in primary or secondary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.