Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes was 21,317 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 21,317 number for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 27.5% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 79,144 number in 1985 and was at its lowest, 16,506 number, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 16,506 number | — |
| 1972 | 20,011 number | +21.2% |
| 1975 | 23,381 number | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 26,867 number | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 36,601 number | +36.2% |
| 1978 | 41,244 number | +12.7% |
| 1979 | 68,329 number | +65.7% |
| 1981 | 58,219 number | -14.8% |
| 1982 | 61,523 number | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 69,849 number | +13.5% |
| 1984 | 74,324 number | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 79,144 number | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 50,522 number | -36.2% |
| 1999 | 26,684 number | -47.2% |
| 2000 | 23,502 number | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 23,536 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 22,976 number | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 22,104 number | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 22,546 number | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 23,184 number | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 25,388 number | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 26,732 number | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 41,194 number | +54.1% |
| 2010 | 38,021 number | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 36,540 number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 33,420 number | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 30,852 number | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 30,346 number | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 28,294 number | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 26,710 number | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 29,415 number | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 21,317 number | -27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33,277 number | 16,506 number | 68,329 number | 7 |
| 1980s | 68,612 number | 58,219 number | 79,144 number | 5 |
| 1990s | 38,603 number | 26,684 number | 50,522 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 25,685 number | 22,104 number | 41,194 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 30,546 number | 21,317 number | 38,021 number | 9 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes in Ecuador was 21,317 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 79,144 number in 1985.
- What is the lowest repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,506 number in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 184 countries with data for 2018.
- Is repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of pupils in the specified grade who are enrolled in the same grade for a second (or further) year.