Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper was 11.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 11.5% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 28.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador peaked at 40.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 90th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 39.9% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -34.2% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | -21.0% |
| 2015 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 11.6% | -16.8% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | -1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.8%, 90% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 11.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14.5%, 79% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 26.2% | 40.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 12.7% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 11.5% | 14.0% | 4 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador was 11.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Ecuador ranks 90th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release