Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador
Ecuador: Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage was 0.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.2% for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador peaked at 0.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places Ecuador 108th out of 122 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.2% | — |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 upper secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador?
- Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage in Ecuador was 0.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage?
- Ecuador ranks 108th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 upper 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