Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gender ratios for mean years of schooling was 0.9828 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9828
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
64th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2021
All-time low
0.8253
in 1974
Years of data
18
1974–2024
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador, 1974–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador stood at 0.9828.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.8253, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.8253 | — |
| 1982 | 0.8616 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8948 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9588 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9657 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9644 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9629 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9648 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9682 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9733 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9768 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9828 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9871 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9877 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9958 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9985 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9828 | -1.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9828 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9879, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9828 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.02, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8253 | 0.8253 | 0.8253 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.8616 | 0.8616 | 0.8616 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.8948 | 0.8948 | 0.8948 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.963 | 0.9588 | 0.9657 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9754 | 0.9629 | 0.9877 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.9957 | 0.9828 | 1.01 | 4 |
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 gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador?
- Gender ratios for mean years of schooling in Ecuador was 0.9828 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2021.
- What is the lowest gender ratios for mean years of schooling recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8253 in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for gender ratios for mean years of schooling?
- Ecuador ranks 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender ratios for mean years of schooling rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gender ratios for mean years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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