Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: Persistence to last grade of primary, male was 94.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador, 1971–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador is 94.6%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador peaked at 99.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1993.
That places Ecuador 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 46.6% | — |
| 1972 | 50.3% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 55.4% | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 52.5% | -5.3% |
| 1975 | 58.6% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 56.6% | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 58.4% | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 72.3% | +23.9% |
| 1979 | 63.1% | -12.8% |
| 1987 | 62.7% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 35.1% | -44.0% |
| 1994 | 72.9% | +107.7% |
| 1995 | 74.6% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 73.6% | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 75.6% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.2% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 93.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 84.0% | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 93.8% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 92.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 96.6% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +8.2% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 94.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.8%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 94.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 89.3%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +107.7% | 35.1% | 72.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 57.1% | 46.6% | 72.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 62.7% | 62.7% | 62.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 35.1% | 83.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 79.0% | 71.4% | 97.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 81.2% | 98.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 87.5% | 99.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 62 Iran, Islamic Republic of 94.9% compare
- 63 Jordan 94.7% compare
- 64 Republic of Moldova 94.7% compare
- 66 Cape Verde 94.6% compare
- 67 New Caledonia 94.5% compare
- 68 Latvia 94.3% compare
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 persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador?
- Persistence to last grade of primary, male in Ecuador was 94.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest persistence to last grade of primary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for persistence to last grade of primary, male?
- Ecuador ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is persistence to last grade of primary, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Persistence to last grade of primary, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Persistence to last grade of primary is the percentage of children enrolled in the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary education. The estimate is based on the reconstructed cohort method.