Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 20.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador peaked at 48.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 19.8%, in 2017.
That places Ecuador 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.9% | — |
| 2001 | 48.5% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 48.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 47.9% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.1% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 44.7% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 34.8% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 21.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 19.8% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 34.8% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 19.8% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 20.6% | 24.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 78 Nepal 21.5% compare
- 79 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 20.9% compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 20.8% compare
- 82 Bahamas 20.3% compare
- 83 Bhutan 19.9% compare
- 84 Bermuda 19.8% compare
- 84 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.8% 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador was 20.6% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.8% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release