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 0.9887 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9887 GPIA
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
22nd
of 52 countries
All-time high
1.14 GPIA
in 2015
All-time low
0.641 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
22
2001–2024
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador stood at 0.9887 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador peaked at 1.14 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.641 GPIA, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 22nd of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.989 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.9368 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.07 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.04 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9167 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 1.04 GPIA | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9259 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9565 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9048 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.14 GPIA | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8 GPIA | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7292 GPIA | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7551 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7925 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.06 GPIA | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8333 GPIA | -21.2% |
| 2022 | 0.641 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 GPIA | +60.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9887 GPIA | -4.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9887 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8313 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9887 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9464 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.9368 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8951 GPIA | 0.7292 GPIA | 1.14 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9101 GPIA | 0.641 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 5 |
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 0.9887 GPIA in 2024, 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 1.14 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.641 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd out of 52 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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 (household survey data) (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release