Education · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Ecuador: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 55.3% (2021), 107th of 176 in the world and 26th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary enrolment is 97.2% (2023), 126th of 191 in the world and 25th of 39 in Latin America & Caribbean. Primary completion is 100.2% (2023), 31st of 168 in the world and 10th of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Ecuador in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 55.3%2021 | 107/176 | 26/33 | 63.3% | 48.0% | 56.0% | +2.7 ppsince 2011 | 75.6% | 77.9% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 97.2%2023 | 126/191 | 25/39 | 107.4% | 108.5% | 98.1% | −7.2 ppsince 2013 | 104.6% | 100.7% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 100.2%2023 | 31/168 | 10/33 | 94.2% | 102.0% | 95.4% | −4.0 ppsince 2013 | 96.5% | 95.2% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 92.8%2023 | 88/176 | 19/37 | 56.0% | 91.6% | 94.0% | −7.8 ppsince 2013 | 98.0% | 96.5% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 90.5%2023 | 85/168 | 11/32 | 55.2% | 84.8% | 96.3% | +0.5 ppsince 2013 | 81.5% | 93.0% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 67.9%2023 | 55/172 | 9/31 | · | 39.3%2012 | 56.9% | +28.1 ppsince 2013 | 58.9% | 64.6% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 4.7%2023 | 77/178 | 23/35 | 6.4% | 0.5% | 1.4% | +2.8 ppsince 2013 | — | 4.0% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 93.5%2024 | 73/141 | 17/26 | 91.0%2001 | 91.8% | 93.6% | −0.7 ppsince 2014 | 94.9% | 96.2% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.0%2024 | 55/148 | 14/31 | 96.4%2001 | 98.7% | 98.8% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 98.7% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 24.32018 | 62/173 | 5/30 | 23.3 | 22.0 | 24.32018 | +7.5%since 2007 | 21.3 | 18.4 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 3.7%2024 | 112/184 | 22/38 | 1.2% | 4.6% | 4.3% | −1.5 ppsince 2014 | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 15.5%2025 | 54/179 | 16/37 | 5.0% | 13.0% | 10.6% | +3.9 ppsince 2015 | 16.6% | 15.1% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+2.7 pp55.3% in 2021
- Lower secondary completion+0.5 pp90.5% in 2023
- Tertiary enrolment+28.1 pp67.9% in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−4.0 pp100.2% in 2023
- Secondary enrolment−7.8 pp92.8% in 2023
- Out-of-school children+2.8 pp4.7% in 2023
- Adult literacy−0.7 pp93.5% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Ecuador and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Ecuador. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Ecuador | Colombia | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 55.3%2021 | 85.9%2020 | 96.4%2021 |
| Primary enrolment | 97.2%2023 | 104.8%2022 | 112.8%2024 |
| Primary completion | 100.2%2023 | 97.1%2022 | 95.0%2019 |
| Secondary enrolment | 92.8%2023 | 101.6%2022 | 108.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 90.5%2023 | 83.0%2022 | 92.0%2019 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 67.9%2023 | 59.3%2022 | 71.2%2017 |
| Out-of-school children | 4.7%2023 | 7.3%2022 | 0.2%2019 |
| Adult literacy | 93.5%2024 | 95.3%2024 | 93.7%2024 |
| Youth literacy | 99.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 99.5%2024 |