Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural was 22.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 22.1% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.5% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Ecuador peaked at 59.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2019.
Ecuador ranks 24th of 37 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, rural in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 59.6% | — |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | -17.8% |
| 2006 | 43.5% | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 39.4% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 30.3% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | -24.5% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -10.2% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | -49.1% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +79.5% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 17.2% | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | +28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 30.3% | 59.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 21.7% | 11.2% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 17.2% | 22.1% | 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, rural in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural in Ecuador was 22.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2019.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural?
- Ecuador ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, rural rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, rural, second 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