Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador stood at 12.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.6% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador peaked at 12.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 47th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 9.7% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.7% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +31.9% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -25.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +35.2% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +22.6% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 12.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 12.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2.3%, 5.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.9% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 7.3% | 12.0% | 4 |
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 proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador?
- Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education in Ecuador was 12.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education?
- Ecuador ranks 47th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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, published as part of Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release