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 1.77 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.77 LPIA for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador peaked at 1.77 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.38 LPIA, in 2019.
That places Ecuador 1st out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.73 LPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.57 LPIA | -9.5% |
| 2005 | 1.59 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.65 LPIA | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.68 LPIA | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.64 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.67 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.71 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.71 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.66 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.6 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.65 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.69 LPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.64 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.65 LPIA | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.39 LPIA | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 1.38 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.57 LPIA | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.54 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.56 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5 LPIA | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1.77 LPIA | +18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 LPIA | 1.57 LPIA | 1.73 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.61 LPIA | 1.38 LPIA | 1.71 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 LPIA | 1.5 LPIA | 1.77 LPIA | 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 1.77 LPIA 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 1.77 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 LPIA in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 1st out of 50 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 7.7%. 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 of lower secondary school age, adjusted location parity index (household survey data) (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release