School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador
Ecuador: School enrollment, primary, private was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador, 1971–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador is 25.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador peaked at 28.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1981.
Ecuador ranks 49th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 17.1% | 19.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 15.9% | 16.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 15.9% | 21.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 26.5% | 21.8% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 22.6% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.2% | 25.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
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, 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, private in Ecuador?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Ecuador was 25.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1981.
- How does Ecuador rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Ecuador ranks 49th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.