Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes was 118,660 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2023, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 118,660. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.3% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 415,706 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 118,660, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 409,012 | — |
| 2001 | 415,706 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 327,388 | -21.2% |
| 2010 | 293,983 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 289,998 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 266,360 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 263,674 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 255,087 | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 227,453 | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 210,634 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 214,015 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 225,922 | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 256,545 | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 262,063 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 253,530 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 229,608 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 118,660 | -48.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 118,660 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31,742, 3.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 118,660 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,895, 7.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 384,035 | 327,388 | 415,706 | 3 |
| 2010s | 250,367 | 210,634 | 293,983 | 10 |
| 2020s | 215,965 | 118,660 | 262,063 | 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes in Ecuador was 118,660 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 415,706 in 2001.
- What is the lowest out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,660 in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is out-of-school youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release