School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, primary, female was 98.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador, 2000–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador stood at 98.6%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador peaked at 112.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 98.6%, in 2023.
That places Ecuador 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 108.4% | 107.1% | 112.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.2% | 99.0% | 108.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 98.6% | 101.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.0% (2023)
- Labor force, female 41.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.98 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.02 GPI (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Ecuador was 98.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 112.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.6% in 2023.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Ecuador ranks 115th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, 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. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.