School life expectancy, primary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: School life expectancy, primary, female was 5.93 years in 2023. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, female in Ecuador, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 5.93 years for school life expectancy, primary, female in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, female in Ecuador peaked at 6.76 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.93 years, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 92nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.52 years | 6.45 years | 6.76 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.23 years | 5.95 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 years | 5.93 years | 6.08 years | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.81 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, female in Ecuador?
- School life expectancy, primary, female in Ecuador was 5.93 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.76 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 years in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for school life expectancy, primary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 92nd out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release