Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 7.9% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 7.9% for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2018.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador peaked at 21.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2016.
That places Ecuador 71st out of 136 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 21.0% | — |
| 1999 | 20.6% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 20.2% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 18.8% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18.5% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 16.9% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | -24.7% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -13.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 7.0% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 7.2% | +10.6% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.8% | 20.6% | 21.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 12.7% | 20.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 11.3% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Ecuador was 7.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2016.
- How does Ecuador rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Ecuador ranks 71st out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Proportion of children, adolescents, and youth in the official age range for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education who are not enrolled in primary, lower secondary, or upper secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education enrolled in primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/