Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita was 0.049 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador is 0.049 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.0582 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0155 units per person, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0155 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0168 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0184 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0203 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0225 units per person | +10.9% |
| 1976 | 0.025 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0269 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0285 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0313 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0325 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0348 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0364 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0383 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0362 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0383 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0385 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0386 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0389 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0364 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0344 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0356 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0362 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0359 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0361 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0363 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0361 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0361 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0376 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0388 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0394 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0534 units per person | +35.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0517 units per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0521 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0543 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0566 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0582 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0579 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0573 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0557 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0545 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0533 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0535 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0523 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0514 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0499 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.049 units per person | -1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.049 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0452 units per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.049 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0397 units per person, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +35.4% | 0.0394 units per person | 0.0534 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0228 units per person | 0.0155 units per person | 0.0313 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0369 units per person | 0.0325 units per person | 0.0389 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0356 units per person | 0.0344 units per person | 0.0364 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0389 units per person | 0.0359 units per person | 0.0534 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0552 units per person | 0.0517 units per person | 0.0582 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0512 units per person | 0.049 units per person | 0.0535 units per person | 5 |
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 enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador?
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita in Ecuador was 0.049 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0582 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0155 units per person in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Enrolment in secondary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.