School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 5.62 years in 2023. β² Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador is 5.62 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 6.21 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.41 years, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 106th of 208 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 | 3.74 years | 3.41 years | 5.22 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.91 years | 5.55 years | 6.21 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.69 years | 5.62 years | 5.74 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 5.62 years in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.41 years in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 106th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release