Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education was 91.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Ecuador, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 91.7% for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Ecuador peaked at 97.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.4% | — |
| 2001 | 68.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 72.3% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 76.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 85.0% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | -23.6% |
| 2009 | 94.4% | +32.1% |
| 2010 | 88.8% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 94.5% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 96.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +3.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 91.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.3%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 91.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.4%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education 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 | +32.1% | 71.4% | 94.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.5% | 65.4% | 94.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 88.8% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.7% | 91.7% | 3 |
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 net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Ecuador?
- Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education in Ecuador was 91.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rate of boys vs. girls in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age), by sex (%).