Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 1.88 WPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in WPIA.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.88 WPIA for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ecuador peaked at 1.93 WPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.49 WPIA, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 2nd of 30 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | WPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.75 WPIA | — |
| 2003 | 1.83 WPIA | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.72 WPIA | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.76 WPIA | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.73 WPIA | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.75 WPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.49 WPIA | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.76 WPIA | +18.1% |
| 2011 | 1.9 WPIA | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.63 WPIA | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.85 WPIA | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 1.84 WPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.93 WPIA | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.73 WPIA | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.86 WPIA | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.82 WPIA | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.55 WPIA | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 1.84 WPIA | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 1.84 WPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.86 WPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.88 WPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 WPIA | 1.49 WPIA | 1.83 WPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.79 WPIA | 1.55 WPIA | 1.93 WPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 WPIA | 1.84 WPIA | 1.88 WPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 1 Zimbabwe 1.89 WPIA compare
- 3 Dominican Republic 1.83 WPIA compare
- 4 Colombia 1.79 WPIA compare
- 5 Costa Rica 1.78 WPIA 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 proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ecuador?
- Proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in Ecuador was 1.88 WPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 WPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 WPIA in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- Ecuador ranks 2nd out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, adjusted wealth parity index (household survey data) (WPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release