Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female was 99.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ecuador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 99.6% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ecuador peaked at 101.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 56th 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, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 52.1% | — |
| 1999 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 88.3% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 92.1% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 96.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 101.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 101.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.8% | 52.1% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 52.8% | 78.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 82.9% | 101.3% | 9 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female in Ecuador was 99.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 101.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 56th out of 182 countries with data for 2018.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total female enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the female population of official upper secondary education age.