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 9.1% 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 %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 9.1% for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in 2023.
That represents a change of up 151.2% on the previous year and up 182.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador peaked at 14.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2013.
Ecuador ranks 59th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.3% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 6.1% | -53.9% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +9.3% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 5.1% | +32.2% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +22.4% |
| 2018 | 6.0% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -18.0% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | +151.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8.8%, 1.0× 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 | +151.2% | 3.6% | 9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 6.1% | 14.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.2% | 6.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 56 Macau, China 10.2% compare
- 57 Belize 9.9% compare
- 58 Togo 9.7% compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 9.0% compare
- 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 8.9% compare
- 62 Maldives 8.8% 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 and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in Ecuador was 9.1% 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 14.0% 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 3.2% in 2013.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
- Ecuador ranks 59th 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 182.0%. 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 children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release