Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) was 3 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
193rd
of 205 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 193rd of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Official entrance age to compulsory education (Official Our World) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 5 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3 | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 60% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
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 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 193rd out of 205 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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