Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female was 94.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Ecuador stood at 94.2%.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Ecuador peaked at 104.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 99th out of 212 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, secondary, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 62.4% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +38.0% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 100.8% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 102.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 102.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.3% | 56.6% | 88.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 93.4% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.2% | 96.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female in Ecuador was 94.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 104.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 99th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. 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, secondary, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release