Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban was 0.2518 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Ecuador is 0.2518 WPIA, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Ecuador peaked at 0.3625 WPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.2027 WPIA, in 2006.
Ecuador ranks 18th of 21 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.2505 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.2205 WPIA | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2038 WPIA | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2027 WPIA | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2882 WPIA | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3076 WPIA | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2752 WPIA | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2834 WPIA | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3625 WPIA | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 0.349 WPIA | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2409 WPIA | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2174 WPIA | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2257 WPIA | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2727 WPIA | +20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3114 WPIA | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2965 WPIA | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2572 WPIA | -13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3275 WPIA | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2526 WPIA | -22.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2793 WPIA | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2518 WPIA | -9.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.2518 WPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3268 WPIA, 77% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.2518 WPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.294 WPIA, 86% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2498 WPIA | 0.2027 WPIA | 0.3076 WPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.2817 WPIA | 0.2174 WPIA | 0.3625 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2778 WPIA | 0.2518 WPIA | 0.3275 WPIA | 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, urban in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban in Ecuador was 0.2518 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3625 WPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2027 WPIA in 2006.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban?
- Ecuador ranks 18th out of 21 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, urban rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, urban, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release