Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching was 59.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Ecuador is 59.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 37.7% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Ecuador peaked at 59.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.3%, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 86th of 107 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 15.3% | — |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +224.4% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 55.6% | +33.6% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | -22.3% |
| 2024 | 59.5% | +37.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 59.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.5%, 62% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 59.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.1%, 64% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 15.3% | 15.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.8% | 37.2% | 49.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 41.1% | 59.5% | 5 |
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 share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Ecuador?
- Share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching in Ecuador was 59.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 59.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching?
- Ecuador ranks 86th out of 107 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with access to the internet for teaching rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with access to the Internet for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to the internet for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%).