Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.5972 modelled data in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador stood at 0.5972 modelled data. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador peaked at 0.9891 modelled data in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5972 modelled data, in 2025.
Ecuador ranks 175th of 205 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.965 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.9644 modelled data | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9733 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9792 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9776 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9707 modelled data | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9519 modelled data | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.9494 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.962 modelled data | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9645 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9839 modelled data | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9818 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9891 modelled data | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9589 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8871 modelled data | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8095 modelled data | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.75 modelled data | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7568 modelled data | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7763 modelled data | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7808 modelled data | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7463 modelled data | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6825 modelled data | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6615 modelled data | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6618 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6429 modelled data | -2.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5972 modelled data | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9658 modelled data | 0.9494 modelled data | 0.9792 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8674 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 0.9891 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6654 modelled data | 0.5972 modelled data | 0.7463 modelled data | 6 |
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 of lower secondary school age in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador was 0.5972 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9891 modelled data in 2012.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5972 modelled data in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 175th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.2%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release