School enrollment, primary in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, primary was 90.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary in Ecuador, 1971–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 90.9% for school enrollment, primary in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary in Ecuador peaked at 97.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 1971.
That places Ecuador 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.5% | 79.5% | 88.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 87.6% | 87.6% | 87.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.1% | 92.0% | 96.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 95.8% | 92.3% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 90.9% | 92.6% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (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, female 41.0% (2025)
- Labor force, total 8.98 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, primary in Ecuador was 90.9% in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 1971.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, primary?
- Ecuador ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school enrollment, primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. 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, primary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. 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.