Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.7189 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7189 GPIA
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
136th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.9822 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.6625 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
17
2000–2023
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.7189 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2023.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador peaked at 0.9822 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6625 GPIA, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 136th of 171 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.977 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9624 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9822 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9677 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9193 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9032 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8534 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8213 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.801 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8015 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7571 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7478 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7365 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.734 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6625 GPIA | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7189 GPIA | +8.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7189 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8623 GPIA, 83% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7189 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9006 GPIA, 80% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.9556 GPIA | 0.977 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8554 GPIA | 0.7478 GPIA | 0.9822 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.713 GPIA | 0.6625 GPIA | 0.7365 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 133 Mexico 0.7453 GPIA compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 0.7413 GPIA compare
- 135 Brunei Darussalam 0.7306 GPIA compare
- 137 Montenegro 0.7116 GPIA compare
- 138 Bangladesh 0.7108 GPIA compare
- 139 Latvia 0.7106 GPIA compare
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 children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador was 0.7189 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9822 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6625 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ecuador ranks 136th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release