Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 96.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador is 96.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 96.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 13th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 81.9% | — |
| 2003 | 81.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.1% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 95.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 95.6% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 81.6% | 90.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 93.1% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.4% | 95.6% | 96.8% | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 96.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 13th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release