Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 69.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador is 69.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador peaked at 77.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 2009.
Ecuador ranks 80th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.9% | — |
| 2001 | 53.5% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 55.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 57.5% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 60.1% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | -47.1% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 56.5% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 67.4% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.3% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 69.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.3%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 69.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 68.8%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -47.1% | 77.3% | 40.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 40.9% | 77.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 41.3% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 60.0% | 69.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 77 Morocco 70.5% compare
- 78 Lebanon 70.2% compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 69.6% compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 69.1% compare
- 82 Chile 68.8% compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.8% 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 share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Ecuador was 69.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Ecuador ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.