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 0.8517 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador is 0.8517 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.8% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Ecuador peaked at 1.43 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3235 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 0.8696 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.8615 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.21 GPIA | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 0.907 GPIA | -24.8% |
| 2007 | 0.8667 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.05 GPIA | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9808 GPIA | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.775 GPIA | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6571 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.7647 GPIA | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7576 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4839 GPIA | -36.1% |
| 2015 | 1.3 GPIA | +169.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3235 GPIA | -75.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4571 GPIA | +41.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8378 GPIA | +83.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6957 GPIA | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 1.43 GPIA | +105.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7714 GPIA | -46.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 GPIA | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +100.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8517 GPIA | -14.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.8517 GPIA is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7606 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.8517 GPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7326 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.963 GPIA | 0.8615 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.7057 GPIA | 0.3235 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9103 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 1.43 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 0.8517 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 1.43 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3235 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Ecuador ranks 17th out of 35 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 76.0%. 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, urban, 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