Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education was 18 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
18 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 172 countries
All-time high
18 years
in 2016
All-time low
18 years
in 2016
Years of data
10
2016–2025
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador, 2016–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 18 years for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador peaked at 18 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18 years, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 52nd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 years | — |
| 2017 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 years | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 4 |
| 2020s | 18 years | 18 years | 18 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 52 Andorra 18 years compare
- 52 United Arab Emirates 18 years compare
- 52 Azerbaijan 18 years compare
- 52 Belgium 18 years compare
- 52 Benin 18 years compare
- 52 Bangladesh 18 years compare
- 52 Bahrain 18 years compare
- 52 Brazil 18 years compare
- 52 Canada 18 years compare
- 52 China 18 years compare
- 52 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 18 years
- 52 Comoros 18 years compare
- 52 Cape Verde 18 years compare
- 52 Cuba 18 years compare
- 52 Cyprus 18 years compare
- 52 Algeria 18 years
- 52 Egypt 18 years compare
- 52 Eritrea 18 years compare
- 52 Spain 18 years compare
- 52 Fiji 18 years compare
- 52 Micronesia (country) 18 years compare
- 52 Gabon 18 years compare
- 52 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18 years
- 52 Georgia 18 years compare
- 52 Ghana 18 years compare
- 52 Guinea-Bissau 18 years compare
- 52 Greece 18 years compare
- 52 Hong Kong 18 years compare
- 52 India 18 years compare
- 52 Ireland 18 years compare
- 52 Iraq 18 years compare
- 52 Israel 18 years compare
- 52 Italy 18 years compare
- 52 Japan 18 years compare
- 52 Kenya 18 years compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 18 years compare
- 52 Cambodia 18 years compare
- 52 Kuwait 18 years compare
- 52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 18 years compare
- 52 Lebanon 18 years compare
- 52 Liberia 18 years compare
- 52 Libya 18 years
- 52 Sri Lanka 18 years compare
- 52 Lesotho 18 years compare
- 52 Luxembourg 18 years compare
- 52 Morocco 18 years compare
- 52 Monaco 18 years compare
- 52 Madagascar 18 years compare
- 52 Maldives 18 years compare
- 52 Marshall Islands 18 years compare
- 52 Malta 18 years compare
- 52 Mongolia 18 years compare
- 52 Mozambique 18 years
- 52 Mauritius 18 years compare
- 52 Malawi 18 years compare
- 52 Namibia 18 years compare
- 52 Nigeria 18 years compare
- 52 Nicaragua 18 years compare
- 52 Naoero 18 years compare
- 52 Oman 18 years
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- 52 Paraguay 18 years
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- 52 Thailand 18 years compare
- 52 Tajikistan 18 years
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- 52 Uruguay 18 years
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador?
- Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education in Ecuador was 18 years in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 18 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 years in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Ecuador ranks 52nd out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release