Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile was 96.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador, 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador is 96.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador peaked at 97.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2003.
Ecuador ranks 10th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 88.1% | — |
| 2003 | 79.9% | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 85.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 92.2% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 95.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.6% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 96.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.6% | 79.9% | 92.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 91.6% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 93.8% | 96.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 7 Panama 97.3% compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.1% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 96.6% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 96.1% compare
- 12 El Salvador 95.9% compare
- 13 Paraguay 94.9% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador?
- Total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile in Ecuador was 96.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile?
- Ecuador ranks 10th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net attendance rate, lower secondary, urban, poorest quintile rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, urban, poorest quintile, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release