School enrollment, preprimary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 56.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Ecuador, 1971–2021
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 56.5% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2021.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Ecuador peaked at 93.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 7.5% | 18.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 32.0% | 18.4% | 43.0% | 9 |
| 1990s | 52.7% | 45.2% | 62.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 41.6% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 48.5% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 56.5% | 57.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.0% (2023)
- Labor force, total 8.98 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 41.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, preprimary, female in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Ecuador was 56.5% in 2021, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 93.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 112th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.