Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes was 88.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador stood at 88.8%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 90.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2003.
That places Ecuador 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 77.1% | — |
| 2003 | 74.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 77.9% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 79.9% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.5% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 82.8% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 88.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 88.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 88.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 90.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 88.8% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 88.0% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 89.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.7% | 74.4% | 83.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 88.5% | 86.6% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.0% | 89.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 8 Brazil 89.7% compare
- 9 Costa Rica 89.7% compare
- 10 Colombia 89.5% compare
- 12 Dominican Republic 88.0% compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 87.1% compare
- 14 Armenia 86.9% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 888,053 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 903,300 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 579,806 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes in Ecuador was 88.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 90.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2003.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total net attendance rate, upper secondary, urban, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, upper secondary, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release