School enrollment, secondary in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, secondary was 84.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Ecuador, 1998–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, secondary in Ecuador is 84.7%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 51.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Ecuador peaked at 85.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 67th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 46.1% | — |
| 1999 | 47.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 71.8% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 72.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 83.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 84.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | -0.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 84.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.4%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 84.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 79.3%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.7% | 46.1% | 47.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.3% | 47.8% | 69.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 71.8% | 85.9% | 9 |
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 school enrollment, secondary in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, secondary in Ecuador was 84.7% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Ecuador ranks 67th out of 154 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.2%. 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, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.