Compulsory education, duration in Ecuador
Ecuador: Compulsory education, duration was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Compulsory education, duration in Ecuador, 1998–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 15 years for compulsory education, duration in 2025. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, compulsory education, duration in Ecuador peaked at 15 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
That places Ecuador 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Compulsory education, duration in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10 years | — |
| 1999 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15 years | +50.0% |
| 2011 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 15 years | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10 years, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12 years, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 10 years | 10 years | 10 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is compulsory education, duration in Ecuador?
- Compulsory education, duration in Ecuador was 15 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest compulsory education, duration recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest compulsory education, duration recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for compulsory education, duration?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is compulsory education, duration rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Compulsory education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Duration of compulsory education is the number of years that children are legally obliged to attend school.