Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 3.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3.0% for over-age students, primary in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 68.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Ecuador peaked at 21.1% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 124th 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 (% of enrollment) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16.9% | — |
| 1973 | 18.1% | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 19.8% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 20.2% | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 20.1% | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 19.4% | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 20.4% | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 20.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -32.5% |
| 1995 | 13.3% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 12.5% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 12.1% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 11.0% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 10.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 6.0% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.7% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -26.4% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -15.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -21.4% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 16.9% | 21.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 14.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 6.5% | 11.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 3.0% | 6.7% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Ecuador?
- Over-age students, primary in Ecuador was 3.0% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 1976.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for over-age students, primary?
- Ecuador ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.5%. 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 (% of 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.