School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Ecuador
Ecuador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) was 15.2 years in 2015. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ecuador, 1971–2015
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 15.2 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 15.2 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.86 years, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 51st of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 7.86 years | — |
| 1972 | 7.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 8.38 years | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 9.51 years | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 10.06 years | +5.8% |
| 1979 | 11.27 years | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 11.6 years | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 11.91 years | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 12.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 12.15 years | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 12.09 years | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 12.34 years | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 12.44 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 11.83 years | -4.9% |
| 1991 | 11.67 years | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 15.02 years | +28.7% |
| 2013 | 14.91 years | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2 years | +1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 15.2 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.93 years, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 15.2 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.93 years, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years) (both) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +28.7% | 11.67 years | 15.02 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.16 years | 7.86 years | 11.27 years | 6 |
| 1980s | 12.09 years | 11.6 years | 12.44 years | 7 |
| 1990s | 11.75 years | 11.67 years | 11.83 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.04 years | 14.91 years | 15.2 years | 3 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Ecuador was 15.2 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.86 years in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 51st out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.