Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 65.4% 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 65.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador peaked at 66.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 2007.
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 | 60.2% | — |
| 1999 | 60.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 59.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 47.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 46.6% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 63.5% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 66.3% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 66.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.3% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 66.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 65.4% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 60.2% | 60.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 46.6% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 49.1% | 66.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.2% | 65.4% | 66.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 125 Costa Rica 66.0% compare
- 126 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 65.9% compare
- 127 Lithuania 65.8% compare
- 129 Uruguay 64.2% compare
- 130 Andorra 64.0% compare
- 131 Philippines 63.5% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 65.4% 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 66.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 2007.
- 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 3.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release