Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0951 units per person in 2018. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2018, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0951 units per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.1031 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0288 units per person, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 32nd of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0288 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0307 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0336 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0413 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0464 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0506 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0534 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.056 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0583 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0616 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0642 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0658 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0618 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0536 units per person | -13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0511 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0516 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0504 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0479 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0644 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 0.066 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0572 units per person | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0585 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0584 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0582 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0581 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0566 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0569 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0589 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0605 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0614 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0838 units per person | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0871 units per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0929 units per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0973 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1007 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1031 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1007 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0992 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0969 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0951 units per person | -1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.0951 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0797 units per person, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.0951 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.074 units per person, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 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 | +36.3% | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0838 units per person |
| 1994 | +34.4% | 0.0479 units per person | 0.0644 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.042 units per person | 0.0288 units per person | 0.056 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.0576 units per person | 0.0504 units per person | 0.0658 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0588 units per person | 0.0479 units per person | 0.066 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0614 units per person | 0.0566 units per person | 0.0838 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.097 units per person | 0.0871 units per person | 0.1031 units per person | 9 |
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 secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0951 units per person in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1031 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0288 units per person in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.