Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) was 89.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 89.0% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2023.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ecuador peaked at 94.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 76th out of 195 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, upper secondary, male (%) (enrolment male) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.5% | — |
| 2001 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | +31.3% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 81.3% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 85.2% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 87.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 89.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.8%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 89.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.0%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross enrolment ratio, upper 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 | +31.3% | 53.1% | 69.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 47.3% | 69.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 75.7% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.3% | 87.9% | 90.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 73 Philippines 90.4% compare
- 74 Macao 90.1% compare
- 75 China 89.0% compare
- 77 Trinidad and Tobago 88.0% compare
- 78 Antigua and Barbuda 87.3% compare
- 79 Niue 87.2% compare
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, upper secondary, male in Ecuador?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Ecuador was 89.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Ecuador ranks 76th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release