School begins around 7am and ends at 2pm. Unlike in the US, most classes are given in the same room so students stay in the same classroom all day and teachers move from class to class. Students will have about seven classes per day plus a 30 minute lunch break. Each class will last about 45 minutes.

Education System in Ecuador

Primary education begins at age 6 with the first grade and ends at age 12 with sixth grade. The minimum age for entry into preprimary education is four for kindergarten and six for the first grade of primary school. Preprimary education, which is noncompulsory, is two years. Primary school is six years.

Education of Ecuador. Primary education is free and compulsory for six years beginning at age six. Ecuador has made progress in making education available to disadvantaged classes and ethnic groups and to women. Religious and nondenominational private schools also play a significant role.

Tourist visas are simple to obtain for most visitors and are valid for 90 days, although they can be extended up to 180 days. Most simply require a passport valid for at least 180 days from entry. Visitors from the US and EU countries can simply arrive in Ecuador with a valid passport and receive the visa.

Schools

• IMF Institución Académica Ecuador.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey – ITESM.
• VIU – Universidad Internacional de Valencia.
• SIT Graduate Institute.
• State University of Milagro.
• Guayaquil Business Technological University (UTEG Universidad Tecnológica Empresarial de Guayaquil)
• Technical University From Loja.

Ecuador faces chronic human rights challenges, including weak institutions, poor prison conditions, laws that give authorities broad powers to limit judicial independence, violence against women, far-reaching restrictions on women’s and girls’ access to reproductive health care, and disregard for indigenous rights.