Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador
Ecuador: Expected years of schooling, males vs. females was 14.36 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador is 14.36 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador peaked at 14.36 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.78 years, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 70th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 14.2 years | — |
| 2011 | 14.18 years | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 14.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 14.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 14.25 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 14.3 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 14.19 years | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.07 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 13.96 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 13.78 years | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 14.16 years | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 14.26 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.36 years | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 14.36 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.13 years | 13.78 years | 14.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.28 years | 14.16 years | 14.36 years | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 888,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador?
- Expected years of schooling, males vs. females in Ecuador was 14.36 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.36 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest expected years of schooling, males vs. females recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.78 years in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for expected years of schooling, males vs. females?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expected years of schooling, males vs. females rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Expected years of schooling, males vs. females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of years a boy of school-entrance-age can expect to receive if the current age-specific enrollment rates persist throughout the child's life.