Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 26.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 26.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador peaked at 54.5% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2018.
Ecuador ranks 62nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 49.9% | — |
| 1999 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 51.7% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -9.8% |
| 2010 | 46.9% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | -11.6% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 30.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 26.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 26.9% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 50.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.1% | 48.6% | 54.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 26.0% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 26.9% 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 54.5% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 168 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 down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release