Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) was 3 years in 2019. ▼ Falling
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2019, official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador stood at 3 years. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador peaked at 5 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3 years, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 187th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (years) (Official years) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 years | — |
| 1999 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 years | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 years | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6 years, 50% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5 years, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years | 10 |
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 official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 years in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Ecuador ranks 187th out of 195 countries with data for 2019.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official age when students should enter compulsory education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.