Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ecuador
Ecuador: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 1,817 in 2023. β² Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ecuador, 1999β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ecuador is 1,817, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ecuador peaked at 1,817 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 304.6, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 78th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 393.12 | 393.12 | 393.12 | 1 |
| 2000s | 886.39 | 304.6 | 1,468 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,586 | 1,376 | 1,772 | 9 |
| 2020s | 1,622 | 1,503 | 1,817 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 75 El Salvador 1,925 compare
- 76 Guatemala 1,853 compare
- 77 Cabo Verde 1,822 compare
- 79 Eswatini, Kingdom of 1,693 compare
- 80 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1,655 compare
- 81 Indonesia 1,627 compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ecuador?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in Ecuador was 1,817 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1,817 in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 304.6 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- Ecuador ranks 78th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release