Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female was 89.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 89.7% for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ecuador peaked at 89.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.3%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 176 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, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.3% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 49.6% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 52.2% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 64.3% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 69.1% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 71.5% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 74.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 77.7% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 89.7% | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.7% | 49.3% | 64.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 69.1% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 75.0% | 89.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 60 Estonia 90.4% compare
- 61 Armenia 90.2% compare
- 62 Costa Rica 90.0% compare
- 64 Fiji 89.0% compare
- 65 South Africa 88.8% compare
- 66 Montenegro 88.8% 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, upper secondary, female in Ecuador?
- Total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female in Ecuador was 89.7% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.3% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total net enrolment rate, upper secondary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release