Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 24.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 24.2% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ecuador peaked at 50.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.1%, in 2017.
Ecuador ranks 87th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.3% | — |
| 2001 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 45.6% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 43.3% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 30.2% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 23.6% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 21.3% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 20.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 25.5% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 35.9% | 50.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 20.1% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 24.0% | 26.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 84 Naoero 26.2% compare
- 85 Palestine, State of 26.1% compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 26.1% compare
- 88 Brunei Darussalam 23.9% compare
- 89 Kenya 23.5% compare
- 90 Iraq 22.5% 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, male in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Ecuador was 24.2% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1% in 2017.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release