Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes was 97.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador is 97.6%, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 49.0% | — |
| 1999 | 50.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 50.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 50.7% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 57.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 85.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 95.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.0% | 50.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 50.7% | 75.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 92.2% | 79.7% | 99.1% | 9 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 97.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 59th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total population of official upper secondary education age.