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 14.2% 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 14.2% for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper in Ecuador peaked at 40.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2014.
Ecuador ranks 86th 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 | 40.2% | — |
| 2001 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | -34.9% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | -17.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 13.8% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 19.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 19.5% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 16.4% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 14.4% | -12.0% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 14.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.9%, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 14.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 17.4%, 82% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 26.3% | 40.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 12.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 14.2% | 19.5% | 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 14.2% 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 40.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2014.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents and youth of lower and upper?
- Ecuador ranks 86th 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 9.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release