Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education was 86.38 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Ecuador, 1998–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 86.38 for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Ecuador peaked at 99.36 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 68.27, in 1998.
Ecuador ranks 23rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.04 | 68.27 | 69.81 | 2 |
| 2000s | 73.42 | 70.42 | 83.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.88 | 85.5 | 99.36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.99 | 86.38 | 97.25 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 20 Dominican Republic 90.17 compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 89.52 compare
- 22 Panama 87.95 compare
- 24 Saint Lucia 84.98 compare
- 25 Paraguay 84.24 compare
- 26 Nicaragua 83.45 compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Ecuador?
- Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education in Ecuador was 86.38 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.36 in 2014.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.27 in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education?
- Ecuador ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education 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 UNICEF, published as part of Total net enrolment rate: lower secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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