Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador is 73.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador peaked at 74.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 128th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 50.1% | — |
| 1999 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.3% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 45.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 51.4% | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 53.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 63.8% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 71.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 73.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.9% | 45.5% | 51.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 53.1% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.1% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador was 73.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ecuador ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release