Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 94.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ecuador stood at 94.1%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ecuador peaked at 110.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.9%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.9% | — |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 65.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.3% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 70.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +34.5% |
| 2010 | 103.4% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 105.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 107.1% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 109.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 110.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 105.9% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 101.8% | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 95.2% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | -1.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 94.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.4%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 94.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 101.3%, 93% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +34.5% | 72.8% | 97.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.2% | 62.9% | 97.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 103.6% | 97.0% | 110.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 94.1% | 98.9% | 4 |
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 gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male in Ecuador was 94.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 110.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.9% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male?
- Ecuador ranks 120th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release