Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador
Ecuador: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0988 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador stood at 0.0988 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador peaked at 0.1169 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0342 units per person, in 1971.
Ecuador ranks 46th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0342 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0367 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0398 units per person | +8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0433 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0473 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0524 units per person | +10.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0566 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0596 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0627 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0662 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0706 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0737 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0761 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0722 units per person | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0768 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0765 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0767 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0771 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0756 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0734 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0743 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.073 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0682 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0707 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0725 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0723 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0725 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0736 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0727 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0732 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0761 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0783 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0797 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.106 units per person | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1046 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1053 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1093 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1137 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1169 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1163 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1152 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1121 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1097 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1072 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1062 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1055 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1036 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1007 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0988 units per person | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0481 units per person | 0.0342 units per person | 0.0627 units per person | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.074 units per person | 0.0662 units per person | 0.0771 units per person | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0725 units per person | 0.0682 units per person | 0.0756 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0783 units per person | 0.0723 units per person | 0.106 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.111 units per person | 0.1046 units per person | 0.1169 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.103 units per person | 0.0988 units per person | 0.1062 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Ecuador was 0.0988 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1169 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0342 units per person in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Ecuador ranks 46th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, 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, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, 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, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.