Start month of the academic school year in Ecuador
Ecuador: Start month of the academic school year was 4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Start month of the academic school year in Ecuador, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2025, start month of the academic school year in Ecuador stood at 4. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Ecuador peaked at 9 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1997.
That places Ecuador 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +125.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4 | -55.6% |
| 2024 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.5 | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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 start month of the academic school year in Ecuador?
- Start month of the academic school year in Ecuador was 4 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2009.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1997.
- How does Ecuador rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Ecuador ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release