What share of children in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas attend basic school?

The net attendance rate in basic general education (ages 5 to 14) in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 95.6% in 2025 against 95.5% nationally; 12th highest of the 24 provinces.

What share of teenagers in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas attend secondary school?

86.2% of young people aged 12 to 17 in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas attended secondary school at the expected level in 2025 (national 87.0%), 12th lowest of the 24 provinces.

What share of young people in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas attend upper secondary school?

The net attendance rate in bachillerato (upper secondary, ages 15 to 17) in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 74.6% in 2025 against 74.7% nationally, 12th highest of the 24 provinces. The gross rate, which counts students of any age, was 93.2%.

Education in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas, Ecuador: official figures

People aged 24 and over in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas had 10.1 years of schooling on average in 2025, against 10.4 nationally; 11th highest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 the average was 9.4 years.

What is the illiteracy rate in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas?

The illiteracy rate among people aged 15 and over in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 6.8% in 2025, against 6.4% nationally; 11th highest of the 24 provinces. In 2018 it was 5.8%.

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Is school attendance rising in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas?

Net bachillerato attendance in Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas was 73.4% in 2018 and 74.6% in 2025 (up 1.2 percentage points); nationally it went from 71.0% to 74.7%.

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How Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas compares with other provinces

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

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 11 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Average years of schooling (aged 24 and over)
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
13	Santa Elena	9.7
14	Los Rios	9.6

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Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over) (2025)

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 11 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Illiteracy rate (aged 15 and over)
8	Carchi	7.7%
9	Los Rios	7.4%
10	Esmeraldas	7.3%
11	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	6.8%
12	Tungurahua	5.8%
13	Pastaza	5.3%
14	Azuay	5.3%

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

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 12 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, bachillerato (ages 15 to 17)
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%
14	Chimborazo	74.0%
15	Bolivar	72.9%

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

Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas ranks 13 of 24, highest first.

Rank	Region	Net attendance rate, secondary (ages 12 to 17)
10	Cotopaxi	87.1%
11	Santa Elena	86.9%
12	Guayas	86.7%
13	Santo Domingo de los Tsachilas	86.2%
14	Imbabura	85.9%
15	Esmeraldas	85.2%
16	Carchi	84.5%

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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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