Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador is 86.4%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 126th of 180 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70.4% | — |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 72.9% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 74.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 74.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.3% | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 97.2% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 89.5% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 90.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 95.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.4% | 70.4% | 83.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 85.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 86.4% | 97.3% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 86.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. 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 enrolment rate, lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release