Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) was 98.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Ecuador, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Ecuador stood at 98.3%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Ecuador peaked at 98.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.8%, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 93rd of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.8% | — |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 90.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 98.3% | +4.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 98.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 98.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 100.0%, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.8% | 79.8% | 79.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 84.9% | 90.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 85.7% | 98.3% | 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 proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Ecuador?
- Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity in Ecuador was 98.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.8% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity?
- Ecuador ranks 93rd out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. 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 upper secondary schools with access to electricity (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release