Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ecuador
Ecuador: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 1,817 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ecuador, 1999–2023
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.
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 393.12 | — |
| 2000 | 304.6 | -22.5% |
| 2009 | 1,468 | +382.0% |
| 2010 | 1,376 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 1,543 | +12.2% |
| 2012 | 1,554 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1,772 | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 1,601 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,489 | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1,469 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,752 | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 1,713 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1,604 | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1,503 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 1,563 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 1,817 | +16.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1,817 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,662, 68% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1,817 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,062, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 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 | +382.0% | 304.6 | 1,468 |
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
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
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