Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador
Ecuador: Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador, 2009–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador stood at 8.0%.
That represents a change of up 9.2% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador peaked at 8.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 95th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5.2% | — |
| 2010 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.9% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +21.5% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 5.2% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a in Ecuador was 8.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student as a recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student as a?
- Ecuador ranks 95th out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student as a rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release