School enrolment in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrolment was 69.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrolment in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrolment 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, school enrolment in Ecuador peaked at 77.27 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 40.85, 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.
School enrolment in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.88 | — |
| 2001 | 53.53 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 55.24 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 57.51 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 57.97 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 60.14 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 69.44 | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 77.27 | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 40.85 | -47.1% |
| 2010 | 41.3 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 45.49 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 48.99 | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 56.5 | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 64.72 | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 67.43 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 69.05 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 68.77 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.78 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 65.04 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 59.95 | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 63.44 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 68.28 | +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 67.31, 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 School enrolment 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% | 77.27 | 40.85 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.09 | 40.85 | 77.27 | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.31 | 41.3 | 69.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.22 | 59.95 | 69.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 77 Morocco 70.46 compare
- 78 Lebanon 70.16 compare
- 79 Kazakhstan 69.57 compare
- 81 Uzbekistan 69.05 compare
- 82 Chile 68.8 compare
- 83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68.77 compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrolment in Ecuador?
- School enrolment in Ecuador was 69.2 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest school enrolment recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 77.27 in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrolment recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.85 in 2009.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrolment?
- Ecuador ranks 80th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrolment 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 Our World in Data, published as part of School enrolment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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