Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes was 87.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador is 87.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 87.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.8%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 179 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, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.6% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 51.7% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 63.8% | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 71.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 74.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 74.1% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 76.6% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 87.9% | +14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.2% | 48.8% | 63.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 69.1% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.1% | 73.6% | 87.9% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes in Ecuador was 87.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 87.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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, upper secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release