Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador
Ecuador: Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index was 1.02 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador is 1.02 index, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador peaked at 1.06 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9787 index, in 2002.
That places Ecuador 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9862 index | 0.9787 index | 0.9937 index | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.01 index | 0.9865 index | 1.04 index | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 index | 1.02 index | 1.06 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 46 India 1.02 index compare
- 47 United Arab Emirates 1.02 index compare
- 48 Cyprus 1.02 index compare
- 50 Brunei 1.02 index compare
- 51 Micronesia (country) 1.02 index compare
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 1.02 index compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador?
- Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index in Ecuador was 1.02 index in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9787 index in 2002.
- How does Ecuador rank for net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal net enrollment rates in lower secondary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.