Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes was 105.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador is 105.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 115.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1998.
That places Ecuador 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 63.1% | — |
| 1999 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 66.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 72.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 74.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 101.4% | +36.5% |
| 2010 | 104.5% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 107.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 109.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 112.8% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 115.4% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 112.2% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 108.7% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 105.3% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 105.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.7% | 63.1% | 64.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.9% | 64.2% | 101.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 109.1% | 104.5% | 115.4% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 45 United Arab Emirates 105.7% compare
- 46 Sao Tome and Principe 105.5% compare
- 47 Samoa 105.5% compare
- 49 Guyana 104.9% compare
- 50 Cape Verde 104.8% compare
- 51 Switzerland 104.8% compare
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 105.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 115.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. 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 Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official lower secondary education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.