School enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, secondary, private was 25.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador, 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total secondary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador stood at 25.8%.
The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador peaked at 33.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2021.
That places Ecuador 51st out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of total secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.3% | — |
| 2000 | 24.0% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 32.3% | +31.1% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 32.0% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 33.4% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 29.7% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 28.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 26.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 22.6% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 23.5% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 25.8% | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 24.0% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 26.0% | 33.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 48 Mauritania 26.1% compare
- 49 Peru 25.9% compare
- 50 Argentina 25.9% compare
- 52 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.8% compare
- 53 Timor-Leste 24.0% compare
- 54 Philippines 23.9% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.09 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, secondary, private in Ecuador was 25.8% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary, private recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2021.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, secondary, private?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, secondary, private rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, secondary, private (% of total secondary). 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.