Progression to secondary school in Ecuador
Ecuador: Progression to secondary school was 99.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Progression to secondary school in Ecuador, 1971–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, progression to secondary school in Ecuador stood at 99.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school in Ecuador peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1993.
Ecuador ranks 28th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Progression to secondary school in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 75.5% | — |
| 1974 | 83.0% | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 91.4% | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 89.4% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 91.1% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 90.4% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 89.8% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 75.1% | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 79.5% | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 67.8% | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 70.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 73.1% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 73.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.1% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +22.8% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 98.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.0%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 99.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 87.0% | 75.5% | 91.4% | 6 |
| 1980s | 85.0% | 75.1% | 90.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 65.7% | 60.7% | 68.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 80.0% | 70.3% | 97.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 95.3% | 100.0% | 8 |
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 progression to secondary school in Ecuador?
- Progression to secondary school in Ecuador was 99.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1993.
- How does Ecuador rank for progression to secondary school?
- Ecuador ranks 28th out of 167 countries with data for 2017.
- Is progression to secondary school rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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 (%). 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).