School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes was 11.47 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 11.47 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 12.59 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.9 years, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 112th of 213 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 life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.9 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.94 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 10.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 9.95 years | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 9.94 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 10.11 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 10.23 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 10.41 years | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 11.97 years | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 12.11 years | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.37 years | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 12.38 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 12.59 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 12.18 years | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 11.97 years | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 11.79 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 11.74 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 11.63 years | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 11.61 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 11.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 11.69 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.47 years | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.28 years | 9.9 years | 11.97 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.12 years | 11.63 years | 12.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.6 years | 11.47 years | 11.69 years | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 11.47 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 12.59 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9 years in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 112th out of 213 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release