Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 34.6% 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 34.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Ecuador peaked at 53.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, 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 | 39.8% | — |
| 1999 | 39.4% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 50.5% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 50.9% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 40.8% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 38.0% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 33.2% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 33.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 39.4% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 40.5% | 53.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 33.2% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 33.2% | 34.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 59 Philippines 36.5% compare
- 60 Andorra 36.0% compare
- 61 Uruguay 35.8% compare
- 63 Lithuania 34.2% compare
- 64 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 34.1% compare
- 65 Costa Rica 34.0% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
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 34.6% 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 53.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% 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 5.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release