What share of children in Loja attend basic school?

The net attendance rate in basic general education (ages 5 to 14) in Loja was 96.6% in 2025 against 95.5% nationally; 5th highest of the 24 provinces.

What share of teenagers in Loja attend secondary school?

89.3% of young people aged 12 to 17 in Loja attended secondary school at the expected level in 2025 (national 87.0%), 5th highest of the 24 provinces.

What share of young people in Loja attend upper secondary school?

The net attendance rate in bachillerato (upper secondary, ages 15 to 17) in Loja was 76.6% in 2025 against 74.7% nationally, 10th highest of the 24 provinces. The gross rate, which counts students of any age, was 93.9%.

Education in Loja, Ecuador: official figures

People aged 24 and over in Loja had 10.3 years of schooling on average in 2025, against 10.4 nationally; 9th highest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 the average was 9.5 years.

What is the illiteracy rate in Loja?

The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over in Loja was 3.6% in 2025, against 6.4% nationally; 5th lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 it was 4.8%.

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Is school attendance rising in Loja?

Net bachillerato attendance in Loja was 74.2% in 2018 and 76.6% in 2025 (up 2.4 percentage points); nationally it went from 71.0% to 74.7%.

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How Loja compares with other provinces

Average years of schooling (aged 24 and over) (2025)

Loja ranks 9 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (aged 24 and over)
6	Guayas	10.5
7	Azuay	10.4
8	Zamora Chinchipe	10.3
9	Loja	10.3
10	Sucumbios	10.1
11	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	10.1
12	Esmeraldas	9.8

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Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over) (2025)

Loja ranks 20 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over)
17	Napo	4.8%
18	Sucumbios	4.5%
19	Santa Elena	4.3%
20	Loja	3.6%
21	Pichincha	3.4%
22	Zamora Chinchipe	2.8%
23	El Oro	2.5%

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Net attendance rate, bachillerato (ages 15 to 17) (2025)

Loja ranks 10 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, bachillerato (ages 15 to 17)
7	El Oro	78.6%
8	Santa Elena	78.0%
9	Imbabura	77.3%
10	Loja	76.6%
11	Cotopaxi	74.8%
12	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	74.6%
13	Zamora Chinchipe	74.3%

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Net attendance rate, secondary (ages 12 to 17) (2025)

Loja ranks 5 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, secondary (ages 12 to 17)
2	Pichincha	92.9%
3	Tungurahua	91.0%
4	El Oro	90.9%
5	Loja	89.3%
6	Canar	89.1%
7	Azuay	88.5%
8	Bolivar	87.6%

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC) · saved copy

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Sources

Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INEC): ENEMDU Anual 2025 (Encuesta Nacional de Empleo, Desempleo y Subempleo): tabulados de mercado laboral, educación, vivienda, pobreza y desigualdad por provincia, 2018-2025, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f969666762d3…)

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