Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female was 103.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 103.5% for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ecuador peaked at 110.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 62.6% | — |
| 1972 | 63.9% | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 65.9% | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 69.1% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 70.8% | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 73.4% | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 75.2% | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 76.9% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 81.4% | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 82.6% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 86.6% | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 90.6% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 90.1% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 91.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 93.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 93.6% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 93.4% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.0% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 85.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 86.5% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 89.0% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 102.1% | +14.8% |
| 2010 | 104.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 106.7% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 107.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 108.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 110.1% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 107.1% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 105.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 103.9% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 103.5% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.0% | 62.6% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 90.0% | 82.6% | 93.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 87.3% | 84.0% | 93.4% | 4 |
| 2000s | 88.6% | 85.9% | 102.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 106.2% | 103.5% | 110.1% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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, primary and secondary, female in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female in Ecuador was 103.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 110.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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, primary and secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in primary and secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official primary and 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.