Population, age 18, total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population, age 18, total was 279,687 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 18, total in Ecuador, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2015, population, age 18, total in Ecuador stood at 279,687. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Ecuador peaked at 279,687 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 217,465, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 68th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 238,403 | 217,465 | 253,459 | 10 |
| 2000s | 259,811 | 255,203 | 262,229 | 10 |
| 2010s | 270,799 | 263,815 | 279,687 | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 67.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 77,432 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.81 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 98.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Ecuador?
- Population, age 18, total in Ecuador was 279,687 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 279,687 in 2015.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 217,465 in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for population, age 18, total?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.