Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female was 106.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador is 106.1%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador peaked at 117.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.7%, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 41st of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 62.7% | — |
| 1999 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 63.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 65.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 72.0% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 73.3% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 103.1% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 105.6% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 108.8% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 111.8% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 114.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 117.4% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 113.8% | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 109.8% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 106.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 106.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 62.7% | 63.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 63.6% | 103.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 110.4% | 105.6% | 117.4% | 9 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female in Ecuador was 106.1% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 117.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 41st out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total female enrollment in lower secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female 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.