Net attendance rate of primary school in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net attendance rate of primary school was 98.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Net attendance rate of primary school in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 98.3% for net attendance rate of primary school in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net attendance rate of primary school in Ecuador peaked at 99.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2001.
That places Ecuador 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Net attendance rate of primary school in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 95.7% | — |
| 2003 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | -0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 98.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.3%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 98.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.6%, 100% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.7% | 97.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.5% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 9 Kyrgyzstan 98.7% compare
- 10 Panama 98.7% compare
- 11 Mexico 98.6% compare
- 13 Venezuela 98.3% compare
- 14 El Salvador 97.7% compare
- 15 United States 97.4% 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 net attendance rate of primary school in Ecuador?
- Net attendance rate of primary school in Ecuador was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net attendance rate of primary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2001.
- How does Ecuador rank for net attendance rate of primary school?
- Ecuador ranks 12th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net attendance rate of primary school rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net attendance rate of primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students of the official age group for primary education who are attending school at any level of education, expressed as a percentage of the corresponding population.