Ecuador
Global Child Index — Beta v1.1
Score
80.5 / 100
Rank
#111
Data coverage
100%
Domain scores
Health & Nutrition
86.7
Education
91.5
Poverty & Water
83.2
Adolescent & Digital
75.0
Protection
57.9
Environment & Exposure
88.2
Indicators
| Indicator | Value | Year | Score / 100 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under-5 mortality rate | 12.90 | 2024 | 94.8 | UN IGME via World Bank |
| Stunting prevalence (under-5) | 17.40 | 2024 | 82.6 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Immunization, DTP3 | 70.00 | 2024 | 70.0 | WHO/UNICEF (WUENIC) via World Bank |
| Wasting prevalence (under-5) | 0.70 | 2024 | 99.3 | UNICEF/WHO/World Bank JME via World Bank |
| Primary school enrolment (net) | 90.94 | 2018 | 90.9 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Secondary school enrolment (net) | 84.67 | 2018 | 84.7 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Youth literacy rate (15–24) | 98.99 | 2024 | 99.0 | UNESCO UIS via World Bank |
| Poverty headcount ($2.15/day) | 3.40 | 2025 | 96.6 | World Bank |
| Safely managed drinking water | 69.89 | 2024 | 69.9 | WHO/UNICEF JMP via World Bank |
| Adolescent fertility rate | 54.31 | 2024 | 72.8 | UN Population Division via World Bank |
| Individuals using the internet | 77.17 | 2024 | 77.2 | ITU via World Bank |
| Birth registration completeness | 87.20 | 2020 | 87.2 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Married by age 18 | 22.20 | 2018 | 77.8 | UNICEF via World Bank |
| Intentional homicide rate | 45.72 | 2023 | 8.6 | UNODC via World Bank |
| PM2.5 air pollution exposure | 18.61 | 2023 | 81.4 | GBD/IHME via World Bank |
| Access to clean cooking fuels | 95.00 | 2024 | 95.0 | WHO via World Bank |
Why this moved — Index v1.0 → v1.1
Score changed from 85.4 (v1.0) to 80.5 (v1.1) when the Index expanded on 21 Oct 2026. Decomposed honestly:
- Methodology effect -4.9 — the indicator set grew from 9 to 16 (adding Protection and Environment & Exposure). This part of the change says something about the ruler, not about Ecuador.
- Data effect +0.0 — revised or newer values on the original v1.0 indicators. This is the part that reflects change in Ecuador itself.
Its rank moved from #89 to #111; rank movement between versions also reflects the larger ranked set and other countries’ new-indicator scores, so it is not, by itself, evidence of change in this country. The v1.0 table is kept in the v1.0 archive.