Ecuador
11%
3/28
AI Gap Index
2/10
Schools
0/8
Workforce
0/6
Governance
1/4
Access
Schools 2/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 10,000 AI scholarships for youth aged 18-29; national strategy includes AI in education. No K-12 curriculum requirement. [1]
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 0
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 National AI strategy approved March 2026 with $233M equivalent allocated; 10,000 scholarships funded. [1]
Workforce 0/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 0
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 0/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 0
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 1/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 1 Scholarships program provides AI training access; not yet fully public/free for all. [1]
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0