School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Ecuador
Ecuador: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) was 5.62 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2023
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 108th of 214 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, secondary, both sexes (years) (life both) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.41 years | — |
| 2001 | 3.42 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.47 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.44 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.47 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.62 years | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 3.74 years | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.83 years | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.22 years | +36.2% |
| 2010 | 5.55 years | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 5.81 years | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 5.98 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 6.1 years | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 6.21 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1 years | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.02 years | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.88 years | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.79 years | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 5.71 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 5.71 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.74 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.7 years | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 5.62 years | -1.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 5.62 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.89 years, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 5.62 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.14 years, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years) (life 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +36.2% | 3.83 years | 5.22 years |
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 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 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 108th out of 214 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