Duration of compulsory education (years) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Duration of compulsory education (years) was 15 years in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
15 years
in 2010
All-time low
10 years
in 1998
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Duration of compulsory education in Ecuador, 1998–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, duration of compulsory education in Ecuador stood at 15 years. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, duration of compulsory education in Ecuador peaked at 15 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10 years, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 3rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Duration of compulsory education (years) 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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is duration of compulsory education in Ecuador?
- Duration of compulsory education in Ecuador was 15 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest duration of compulsory education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15 years in 2010.
- What is the lowest duration of compulsory education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 years in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for duration of compulsory education?
- Ecuador ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is duration of compulsory education 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Duration of compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release