Progression to secondary school, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Progression to secondary school, female was 100.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school, female in Ecuador, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 100.0% for progression to secondary school, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1993.
That places Ecuador 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 72.1% | — |
| 1974 | 81.4% | +12.9% |
| 1975 | 88.4% | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 86.7% | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 88.2% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 93.4% | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | -37.1% |
| 1998 | 65.8% | +12.1% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 68.3% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 70.7% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 94.3% | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 93.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85.0% | 72.1% | 93.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 58.7% | 66.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 77.6% | 68.3% | 94.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 97.6% | 93.1% | 100.0% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Bhutan 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cyprus 100.0% compare
- 1 Kenya 100.0% compare
- 1 Macau (China) 100.0% compare
- 1 Maldives 100.0% compare
- 1 New Caledonia 100.0% compare
- 1 Oman 100.0% compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 100.0% compare
- 1 Spain 100.0% compare
- 1 Sri Lanka 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 100.0% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is progression to secondary school, female in Ecuador?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Ecuador was 100.0% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Ecuador ranks 1st out of 156 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).