Ecuador: Secondary education, vocational pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is down 7.38% from 291,303 in 2013 (1.52% a year on average, compounded). Since 1971 it is up 688.64% from 34,213 in 1971 (4.49% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2018, Ecuador's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 3.3% on 2017 (from 279,041 to 269,817).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2017), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 23.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 127.9% in 1985 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.6% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2018 the straight-line trend is downward, about 7,173 a year. A straight line explains 86% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2018, Ecuador had the 11th highest value of the 64 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ecuador in the 2018 ranking

• Colombia — 8th of 64: 362,733
• Guatemala — 9th of 64: 351,870
• Malaysia — 10th of 64: 285,095
• Morocco — 12th of 64: 246,199
• Cuba — 13th of 64: 207,590
• Serbia — 14th of 64: 185,638

What this measures

Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Secondary education, vocational pupils in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 282 (2018)
• Belize — 3,301 (2018)
• Bolivia — 788,570 (2018)
• Brazil — 956,632 (2017)
• British Virgin Islands — 79 (2017)
• Chile — 292,757 (2017)
• Colombia — 362,733 (2018)
• Costa Rica — 108,578 (2018)
• Cuba — 207,590 (2018)
• Dominica — 0 (2015)
• Dominican Republic

More education data for Ecuador

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.72 million (2024)
• Primary education, teachers — 77,432 (2024)
• School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) — 55.29% (2021)
• Primary education, teachers (% female) — 79.45% (2024)
• Secondary education, pupils — 1.79 million (2024)
• Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary — 19.32 (2018)

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Questions people ask

What is Ecuador's secondary education, vocational pupils?

269,817 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 688.64% from 34,213 in 1971 (4.49% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 341,981 in 2010 and the lowest 34,213 in 1971.

How does Ecuador rank?

11th highest of 64 economies with data for 2018.

Is the latest change in secondary education, vocational pupils unusual for Ecuador?

In 2018, Ecuador's secondary education, vocational pupils fell 3.3% on 2017 (from 279,041 to 269,817). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2017), the average change was +8.9% and a typical year strayed about 23.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.ENRL.VO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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