Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador
Ecuador: Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling was 1.81 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.81
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
126th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.77
in 1955
All-time low
1.81
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador, 1950–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador stood at 1.81. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador peaked at 6.77 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.81, in 2024.
That places Ecuador 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.72 | — |
| 1951 | 6.73 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.75 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.76 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 6.76 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.77 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.76 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 6.76 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.75 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 6.74 | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 6.72 | -0.2% |
| 1961 | 6.7 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.68 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 6.65 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 6.61 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 6.56 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 6.51 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 6.44 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 6.35 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 6.25 | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 6.14 | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 6.01 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.87 | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 5.73 | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.58 | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.43 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 5.28 | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 5.13 | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.99 | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 4.86 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.73 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 4.61 | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 4.5 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 4.39 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 4.3 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.14 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 4 | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.87 | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 3.79 | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 3.74 | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 3.68 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.63 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 3.58 | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.49 | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.42 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.38 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.35 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.29 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 3.23 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 3.17 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 3.1 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.04 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.97 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 2.91 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.85 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.75 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.69 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.68 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.62 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 2.6 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.51 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.36 | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 2.27 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.21 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.12 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 2.13 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.11 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.04 | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.97 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.91 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.86 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.82 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.81 | -0.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.81 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.81 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.62, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.75 | 6.72 | 6.77 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.55 | 6.25 | 6.72 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.5 | 4.86 | 6.14 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 | 3.74 | 4.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.42 | 3.17 | 3.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.85 | 2.68 | 3.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3 | 2.04 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 | 1.81 | 1.97 | 5 |
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 fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador?
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling in Ecuador was 1.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.77 in 1955.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs mean years of schooling recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.81 in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for fertility rate vs mean years of schooling?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs mean years of schooling rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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