School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador is 25.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador peaked at 28.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1981.
Ecuador ranks 49th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17.9% | — |
| 1972 | 19.7% | +9.8% |
| 1973 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 17.4% | -8.7% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 15.9% | -7.0% |
| 1984 | 16.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 19.5% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 19.8% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 28.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.9% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 23.7% | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 15.9% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 21.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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, primary, private in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador was 25.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.