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.
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
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
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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The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.