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 0.9927 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.9927 GPIA
Change on year
down 6.5%
World rank
20th
of 34 countries
All-time high
1.26 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.6866 GPIA
in 2018
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 0.9927 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador peaked at 1.26 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6866 GPIA, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 20th of 34 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 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9866 GPIA | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.13 GPIA | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 1.1 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.08 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9919 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 1.22 GPIA | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 GPIA | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 1.16 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1.03 GPIA | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 1.26 GPIA | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9863 GPIA | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6866 GPIA | -30.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9242 GPIA | +34.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7966 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 2021 | 0.875 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7586 GPIA | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +39.9% |
| 2024 | 0.9927 GPIA | -6.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.9927 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9927 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.9927 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.01 GPIA, 98% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9866 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.03 GPIA | 0.6866 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8968 GPIA | 0.7586 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 0.9927 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 1.26 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6866 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 20th out of 34 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 down 14.6%. 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, rural, 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