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 10.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador is 10.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 53.4% on the previous year and down 61.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador peaked at 50.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2023.
Ecuador ranks 117th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.7% | — |
| 2001 | 50.4% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 26.4% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.1% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -53.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 10.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 66% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 10.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 18.6%, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 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 | -53.4% | 22.1% | 10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.6% | 35.7% | 50.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.4% | 22.1% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 10.3% | 25.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 114 Montenegro 11.2% compare
- 115 South Africa 11.2% compare
- 116 Fiji 11.0% compare
- 118 Costa Rica 10.0% compare
- 119 Armenia 9.8% compare
- 120 Estonia 9.6% 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 10.3% in 2023, 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 50.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female?
- Ecuador ranks 117th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 61.1%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release