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South America > Ecuador > Education

ECUADORIAN EDUCATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Adjusted savings: education expenditure > % of GNI 1.38 % of GNI Time series [161st of 168]
Average years of schooling of adults 6.4 [46th of 100]
Children out of school, primary 10,901 Time series [74th of 126]
    Children out of school, primary (per capita) 0.836 per 1,000 people Time series [110th of 150]
Children out of school, primary, female 2,703 Time series [75th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, female (per capita) 0.223 per 1,000 people Time series [130th of 147]
Children out of school, primary, male 10,901 Time series [55th of 117]
    Children out of school, primary, male (per capita) 835.968 per 1,000 people Time series [89th of 148]
Duration of compulsory education 10 years [44th of 171]
Duration of education > Primary level 6 [68th of 181]
Duration of education > Secondary level 6 [97th of 181]
Education enrolment by level > Primary level 1,987,465 Time series [55th of 189]
    Education enrolment by level > Primary level (per capita) 0.157 per capita Time series [36th of 172]
Education enrolment by level > Secondary level 972,777 Time series [58th of 171]
    Education enrolment by level > Secondary level (per capita) 76.79 per 1,000 people Time series [102nd of 159]
Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level 213,496 Time series [31st of 150]
    Education enrolment by level > Tertiary level (per capita) 18.417 per 1,000 people Time series [42nd of 146]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Primary level 49.06% Time series [24th of 179]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Secondary level 49.63% Time series [66th of 162]
Education enrolment by level, percentage girls > Tertiary level 39.87% Time series [51st of 126]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level 99% Time series [17th of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Men 99% Time series [23rd of 160]
Education enrolment ratio, net, primary level > Women 100% Time series [4th of 160]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of GNI 1% Time series [120th of 127]
Education expenditure of government > As percentage of total government 8% Time series [83rd of 85]
Education spending (% of GDP) 1% [131st of 132]
Education spending (% of total government expenditure) 8% [92nd of 96]
Education spending (% Primary) 41.1% [51st of 110]
Education spending (% Secondary) 36.1% [48th of 107]
Education spending (% Tertiary) 5.2% [105th of 108]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 72.6% Time series [72nd of 112]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Men 72% Time series [68th of 101]
Education, percentage of pupils starting grade 1 reaching grade 5 > Women 73.2% Time series [61st of 101]
Education, primary completion rate 101 Time series [30th of 148]
Education, primary completion rate > Men 100 Time series [33rd of 145]
Education, primary completion rate > Women 101 Time series [29th of 145]
Enrolment ratio > Secondary level 48.1% [90th of 135]
Female enrolment share > Primary level 49.1% [23rd of 176]
Female enrolment share > Secondary level 49.7% [69th of 170]
Geographical aptitude results 62.672 [154th of 191]
Girls to boys ratio, primary level enrolment 1 Time series [22nd of 183]
Girls to boys ratio, secondary level enrolment 1 Time series [66th of 172]
Grade 1 intake rate 81.5 [29th of 114]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, female > % of relevant age group 134.09 % Time series [8th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, male > % of relevant age group 135.61 % Time series [12th of 156]
Gross intake rate in grade 1, total > % of relevant age group 134.86 % Time series [9th of 157]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ 7.6% Time series [86th of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Men 6.1% Time series [83rd of 138]
Illiteracy rates by sex, aged 15+ > Women 9.1% Time series [86th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ 683,800 Time series [71st of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ (per capita) 53.201 per 1,000 people Time series [89th of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men 274,700 Time series [66th of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Men (per capita) 21.372 per 1,000 people Time series [81st of 138]
Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women 409,200 Time series [72nd of 138]
    Illiterate population by sex, aged 15+ > Women (per capita) 31.837 per 1,000 people Time series [86th of 138]
Library books 150,000 [64th of 81]
    Library books (per capita) 11.2242 per 1,000 people [68th of 81]
Literacy > Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
Literacy > Female 91% Time series [70th of 157]
Literacy > Male 94% Time series [71st of 156]
Literacy > Total population 92.5% Time series [70th of 160]
Literacy rate, adult female > % of females ages 15 and above 89.7 % Time series [44th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult male > % of males ages 15 and above 92.33 % Time series [54th of 121]
Literacy rate, adult total > % of people ages 15 and above 90.98 % Time series [45th of 121]
Literacy rate, youth female > % of females ages 15-24 96.49 % Time series [52nd of 123]
Literacy rate, youth male > % of males ages 15-24 96.38 % Time series [54th of 123]
Literacy rate, youth total > % of people ages 15-24 96.44 % Time series [52nd of 123]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 96.4% Time series [16th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Men 96.4% Time series [15th of 138]
Literacy rates, aged 15-24 > Women 96.5% Time series [15th of 138]
Net intake rate in grade 1 > % of official school-age population 85.05 % Time series [20th of 95]
Net intake rate in grade 1, female > % of official school-age population 85.27 % Time series [17th of 93]
Net intake rate in grade 1, male > % of official school-age population 84.84 % Time series [21st of 93]
Persistence to grade 5, female > % of cohort 77.33 % Time series [46th of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, male > % of cohort 75.25 % Time series [52nd of 83]
Persistence to grade 5, total > % of cohort 76.27 % Time series [54th of 92]
Primary completion rate, female > % of relevant age group 101.15 % Time series [29th of 138]
Primary completion rate, male > % of relevant age group 99.99 % Time series [33rd of 138]
Primary completion rate, total > % of relevant age group 100.56 % Time series [35th of 141]
Primary education, duration > years 6 years Time series [57th of 197]
Primary education, pupils 2,000,297 Time series [31st of 176]
    Primary education, pupils (per capita) 0.151 per capita Time series [36th of 193]
Primary education, pupils > % female 49 % female Time series [18th of 175]
Primary education, teachers 86,472 Time series [21st of 159]
    Primary education, teachers (per capita) 6.537 per 1,000 people Time series [19th of 191]
Primary education, teachers > % female 69.68 % female Time series [43rd of 153]
Private school enrolment > Primary level 22.7 [33rd of 148]
Private school enrolment > Secondary level 25.6 [45th of 131]
Progression to secondary school > % 73.45 % Time series [51st of 123]
Progression to secondary school, female > % 71.03 % Time series [52nd of 118]
Progression to secondary school, male > % 75.81 % Time series [48th of 118]
Public spending on education, total > % of government expenditure 8.01 % Time series [82nd of 103]
Public spending per student > Primary level 4.3 [115th of 126]
Public spending per student > Secondary level 8.9 [110th of 123]
Public spending per student > Tertiary level 34.4 [74th of 123]
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 23.13 Time series [57th of 159]
Pupils reaching grade 5 77.8 [73rd of 108]
Pupils-teacher ratio > primary level 23.1 [88th of 175]
Pupils-teacher ratio > secondary level 16.8 [69th of 121]
Ratio of female to male primary enrollment 99.78 Time series [20th of 174]
Ratio of female to male secondary enrollment 100.22 Time series [45th of 162]
Ratio of young literate females to males > % ages 15-24 100.12 % Time series [29th of 123]
Repetition rate, primary > % of total enrollment 2.03 % Time series [95th of 128]
Repetition rate, primary, female > % of total enrollment 1.78 % Time series [86th of 125]
Repetition rate, primary, male > % of total enrollment 2.26 % Time series [94th of 125]
Repitition rate > Primary level 2.2 [105th of 143]
Repitition rate > Secondary level 6.9 [40th of 82]
School enrollment, preprimary > % gross 76.53 % gross Time series [19th of 159]
School enrollment, preprimary, female > % gross 76.79 % gross Time series [19th of 153]
School enrollment, preprimary, male > % gross 76.27 % gross Time series [18th of 153]
School enrollment, primary > % gross 116.88 % gross Time series [16th of 176]
School enrollment, primary > % net 97.7 % net Time series [21st of 139]
School enrollment, primary, female > % gross 116.75 % gross Time series [15th of 174]
School enrollment, primary, female > % net 98.2 % net Time series [15th of 137]
School enrollment, primary, male > % gross 117 % gross Time series [21st of 174]
School enrollment, primary, male > % net 97.23 % net Time series [28th of 136]
School enrollment, primary, private > % of total primary 28.16 % Time series [17th of 139]
School enrollment, secondary > % gross 61.04 % gross Time series [57th of 164]
School enrollment, secondary > % net 52.16 % net Time series [82nd of 121]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % gross 61.11 % gross Time series [57th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, female > % net 52.55 % net Time series [82nd of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % gross 60.97 % gross Time series [58th of 162]
School enrollment, secondary, male > % net 51.79 % net Time series [80th of 119]
School enrollment, secondary, private > % of total secondary 33.27 % Time series [12th of 124]
School enrollment, tertiary > % gross 19.95 % gross Time series [57th of 141]
Scientific and technical journal articles 20 Time series [112nd of 175]
Secondary education, general pupils 775,862 Time series [28th of 183]
    Secondary education, general pupils (per capita) 0.059 per 1,000 people Time series [68th of 196]
Secondary education, pupils 999,713 Time series [25th of 166]
    Secondary education, pupils (per capita) 0.076 per capita Time series [41st of 185]
Secondary education, pupils > % female 49.24 % female Time series [38th of 153]
Secondary education, teachers 74,923 Time series [17th of 141]
    Secondary education, teachers (per capita) 5.664 per 1,000 people Time series [29th of 188]
Secondary education, teachers > % female 49.3 % female Time series [45th of 131]
Secondary education, vocational pupils 223,851 Time series [10th of 163]
    Secondary education, vocational pupils (per capita) 16.922 per 1,000 people Time series [7th of 183]
Trained teachers in primary education > % of total teachers 70.89 % Time series [41st of 61]
Trained teachers in primary education, female > % of female teachers 70.94 % Time series [35th of 56]
Trained teachers in primary education, male > % of male teachers 70.78 % Time series [33rd of 56]
Unemployment with primary education > % of total unemployment 28.8 % Time series [13th of 78]
Unemployment with primary education, female > % of female unemployment 25.2 % Time series [14th of 72]
Unemployment with primary education, male > % of male unemployment 33.2 % Time series [12th of 72]
Unemployment with secondary education > % of total unemployment 47.7 % Time series [21st of 77]
Women to men parity index, as ratio of literacy rates, aged 15-24 1 Time series [13th of 138]
World Organization of the Scout Movement > Members > Admits Boys/Girls both

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; UNESCO; Source: UNESCO UIS Data | UNESCO Institute for Statistics; United Nations Human Development Programme; The Geography Zone; World Bank; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Wikipedia: List of World Organization of the Scout Movement members

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador, Republica del Ecuador

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