Over-age students, primary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Over-age students, primary, female was 2.7% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 2.7% for over-age students, primary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in Ecuador peaked at 19.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 125th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 15.9% | — |
| 1973 | 17.3% | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 19.0% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 19.1% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 19.9% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 19.2% | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 18.7% | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 19.6% | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 13.3% | -32.0% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 11.6% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.0% | -32.5% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.1% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -27.9% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | -14.8% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -22.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.6% | 15.9% | 19.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.6% | 19.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.0% | 11.4% | 13.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.0% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 2.7% | 6.1% | 9 |
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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 over-age students, primary, female in Ecuador?
- Over-age students, primary, female in Ecuador was 2.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.