What share of children in Morona Santiago attend basic school?

The net attendance rate in basic general education (ages 5 to 14) in Morona Santiago was 92.6% in 2025 against 95.5% nationally; 2nd lowest of the 24 provinces.

What share of teenagers in Morona Santiago attend secondary school?

73.1% of young people aged 12 to 17 in Morona Santiago attended secondary school at the expected level in 2025 (national 87.0%), the lowest of the 24 provinces.

What share of young people in Morona Santiago attend upper secondary school?

The net attendance rate in bachillerato (upper secondary, ages 15 to 17) in Morona Santiago was 22.9% in 2025 against 74.7% nationally, the lowest of the 24 provinces. The gross rate, which counts students of any age, was 26.5%.

Education in Morona Santiago, Ecuador: official figures

People aged 24 and over in Morona Santiago had 9.2 years of schooling on average in 2025, against 10.4 nationally; 4th lowest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 the average was 9.1 years.

What is the illiteracy rate in Morona Santiago?

The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over in Morona Santiago was 8.8% in 2025, against 6.4% nationally; 7th highest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 it was 5.0%.

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Is school attendance rising in Morona Santiago?

Net bachillerato attendance in Morona Santiago was 49.7% in 2018 and 22.9% in 2025 (down 26.8 percentage points); nationally it went from 71.0% to 74.7%.

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How Morona Santiago compares with other provinces

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

Morona Santiago ranks 21 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (aged 24 and over)
18	Orellana	9.4
19	Manabi	9.4
20	Cotopaxi	9.3
21	Morona Santiago	9.2
22	Imbabura	9.2
23	Canar	8.8
24	Bolivar	8.7

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Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over) (2025)

Morona Santiago ranks 7 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over)
4	Cotopaxi	11.6%
5	Manabi	10.2%
6	Canar	9.0%
7	Morona Santiago	8.8%
8	Carchi	7.7%
9	Los Rios	7.4%
10	Esmeraldas	7.3%

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

Morona Santiago ranks 24 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, bachillerato (ages 15 to 17)
18	Esmeraldas	69.0%
19	Carchi	66.2%
20	Sucumbios	65.9%
21	Pastaza	64.3%
22	Napo	63.9%
23	Orellana	50.1%
24	Morona Santiago	22.9%

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

Morona Santiago ranks 24 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, secondary (ages 12 to 17)
18	Pastaza	82.1%
19	Sucumbios	81.0%
20	Los Rios	80.9%
21	Zamora Chinchipe	80.3%
22	Napo	78.7%
23	Orellana	73.6%
24	Morona Santiago	73.1%

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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