School enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, preprimary, male was 54.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2021, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador stood at 54.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador peaked at 91.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 112th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.1% | — |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 8.8% | +12.0% |
| 1975 | 9.8% | +12.0% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | +10.4% |
| 1977 | 12.5% | +14.9% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | +19.8% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 21.2% | +23.0% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +14.5% |
| 1984 | 32.3% | +19.4% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 36.8% | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 39.6% | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 41.4% | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 45.5% | +9.9% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 47.3% | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 52.9% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 56.0% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 59.9% | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 62.3% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 67.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 82.1% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | -58.1% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +9.0% |
| 2012 | 55.3% | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 71.5% | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 61.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 7.1% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 17.2% | 41.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 43.3% | 59.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 38.3% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 47.6% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 54.1% | 54.8% | 2 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, preprimary, male in Ecuador was 54.1% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 91.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, preprimary, male?
- Ecuador ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.