Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 6.3% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ecuador, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 6.3% for share of children who are not in pre-primary school in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and up 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ecuador peaked at 33.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2014.
That places Ecuador 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 4.3% | 33.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 1.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4% | 6.3% | 9.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 111 Dominican Republic 6.5% compare
- 113 Czechia 6.4% compare
- 115 Argentina 6.0% compare
- 116 Nauru 5.8% compare
- 117 South Korea 5.5% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ecuador?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Ecuador was 6.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Ecuador ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.