Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net enrolment rate: primary education was 95.28 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
95.28
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
17th
of 36 countries
All-time high
99.48
in 2010
All-time low
77.33
in 1971
Years of data
38
1971–2023
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador, 1971–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador stood at 95.28.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador peaked at 99.48 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.33, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 77.33 | — |
| 1973 | 77.68 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 78.57 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 77.91 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 78.22 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 81.24 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 83.05 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 86.06 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 84.57 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 88.45 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 89.56 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 91.18 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 94.2 | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 94.83 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 94.53 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.58 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 94.82 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 96.17 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 96.52 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 96.1 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 97.43 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 98.85 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 97.34 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 99.38 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 99.48 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.29 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.13 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 98.03 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.86 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 97.36 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 97.29 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.54 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.5 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 98.37 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.49 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.38 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.32 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 95.28 | -3.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 95.28 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 94.73, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 95.28 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.65, 100% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.01 | 77.33 | 86.06 | 8 |
| 1980s | 84.57 | 84.57 | 84.57 | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.12 | 88.45 | 94.83 | 6 |
| 2000s | 96.69 | 93.58 | 99.38 | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.28 | 97.29 | 99.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.62 | 95.28 | 98.49 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 14 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 96.02 compare
- 15 Brazil 96.02 compare
- 16 Bolivia 95.84 compare
- 18 Costa Rica 95.27 compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 94.19 compare
- 20 Dominican Republic 93.48 compare
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador?
- Total net enrolment rate: primary education in Ecuador was 95.28 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 99.48 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate: primary education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.33 in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net enrolment rate: primary education?
- Ecuador ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate: primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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: primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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