Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.7072 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.7072 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
That represents a change of up 568.5% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador peaked at 0.9732 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1058 GPIA, in 2022.
Ecuador ranks 129th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9732 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9512 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.914 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.9399 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.89 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7544 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5323 GPIA | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3911 GPIA | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4922 GPIA | +25.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5741 GPIA | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5046 GPIA | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4478 GPIA | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.366 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3103 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1058 GPIA | -65.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7072 GPIA | +568.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.7072 GPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9231 GPIA, 77% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.7072 GPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.9243 GPIA, 77% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +568.5% | 0.1058 GPIA | 0.7072 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9461 GPIA | 0.914 GPIA | 0.9732 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.614 GPIA | 0.3911 GPIA | 0.9399 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3723 GPIA | 0.1058 GPIA | 0.7072 GPIA | 4 |
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 children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador was 0.7072 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9732 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1058 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ecuador ranks 129th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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 and adolescents of primary and lower 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