Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador
Ecuador: Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador is 0.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador peaked at 0.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2009.
That places Ecuador 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.3% | — |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 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 government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador?
- Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador was 0.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage?
- Ecuador ranks 100th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release