School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, primary, female was 96.1% in 2008. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador, 1971–2008
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2008, school enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador stood at 96.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador peaked at 97.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 45th out of 167 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 79.1% | — |
| 1973 | 79.4% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 80.4% | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 83.8% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 85.5% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 88.3% | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 87.0% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 96.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 95.9% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | -0.5% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 96.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.1%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 96.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.1%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.3% | 79.1% | 88.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.0% | 87.0% | 87.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.8% | 92.6% | 96.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 96.1% | 97.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 42 Namibia 96.1% compare
- 43 Montenegro 96.1% compare
- 44 Saint Lucia 96.1% compare
- 46 Tajikistan 96.0% compare
- 47 Nicaragua 96.0% compare
- 48 Bahrain 95.9% 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 school enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador was 96.1% in 2008, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 45th out of 167 countries with data for 2008.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.