Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth was 9.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador is 9.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 13.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador peaked at 28.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2016.
Ecuador ranks 29th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28.3% | — |
| 2003 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 21.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 13.8% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +103.0% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | -44.8% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -13.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 9.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.4%, 95% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 9.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.5%, 1.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +103.0% | 10.0% | 20.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.5% | 19.7% | 28.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 9.4% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 9.9% | 20.3% | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth in Ecuador was 9.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth?
- Ecuador ranks 29th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, fourth rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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, fourth quintile, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release