Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 30.8% 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
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador stood at 30.8%.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador peaked at 53.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2018.
That places Ecuador 63rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 45.1% | — |
| 1999 | 44.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 52.5% | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.2% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 43.1% | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 33.3% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 30.2% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 30.8% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.0% | 44.9% | 45.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 44.7% | 53.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 29.6% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.7% | 30.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 60 Puerto Rico 32.5% compare
- 61 Iceland 32.4% compare
- 62 Dominican Republic 31.1% compare
- 64 Thailand 30.2% compare
- 65 Andorra 29.6% compare
- 66 Philippines 29.5% compare
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 30.8% 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 53.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2018.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd 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 7.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release