Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Official entrance age to compulsory education was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 200 countries
All-time high
5
in 1998
All-time low
3
in 2010
Years of data
28
1998–2025
Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador, 1998–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador peaked at 5 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 188th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 188 Dominican Republic 3 compare
- 188 France 3 compare
- 188 Israel 3 compare
- 188 Peru 3 compare
- 188 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador?
- Official entrance age to compulsory education in Ecuador was 3 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 5 in 1998.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to compulsory education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for official entrance age to compulsory education?
- Ecuador ranks 188th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to compulsory education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Official entrance age to compulsory education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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