Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ecuador

Ecuador: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 253,504 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
253,504 number
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
45th
of 139 countries
All-time high
661,306 number
in 1998
All-time low
207,855 number
in 2016
Years of data
19
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ecuador, 1998–2018

200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k700.0k1998200820181998: 661.3k number1999: 660.9k number2000: 658.6k number2001: 645.0k number2002: 628.8k number2003: 644.2k number2005: 636.6k number2006: 618.0k number2007: 591.0k number2009: 442.2k number2010: 402.6k number2011: 391.1k number2012: 329.1k number2013: 265.0k number2014: 249.6k number2015: 231.9k number2016: 207.9k number2017: 233.6k number2018: 253.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 253,504 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018.

That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ecuador peaked at 661,306 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 207,855 number, in 2016.

Ecuador ranks 45th of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Ecuador, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 661,306 number
1999 660,878 number -0.1%
2000 658,567 number -0.3%
2001 645,020 number -2.1%
2002 628,825 number -2.5%
2003 644,181 number +2.4%
2005 636,636 number -1.2%
2006 618,006 number -2.9%
2007 591,008 number -4.4%
2009 442,153 number -25.2%
2010 402,602 number -8.9%
2011 391,066 number -2.9%
2012 329,084 number -15.8%
2013 264,953 number -19.5%
2014 249,589 number -5.8%
2015 231,929 number -7.1%
2016 207,855 number -10.4%
2017 233,610 number +12.4%
2018 253,504 number +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 661,092 number 660,878 number 661,306 number 2
2000s 608,050 number 442,153 number 658,567 number 8
2010s 284,910 number 207,855 number 402,602 number 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 42 Uzbekistan 267,326 number compare
  2. 43 Ukraine 258,676 number compare
  3. 44 Paraguay 256,631 number compare
  4. 46 Argentina 238,178 number compare
  5. 47 Dominican Republic 205,006 number compare
  6. 48 Tajikistan 194,381 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ecuador?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Ecuador was 253,504 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 661,306 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 207,855 number in 2016.
How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Ecuador ranks 45th out of 139 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/