Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Ecuador
Ecuador: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 2.37 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Ecuador is 2.37 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Ecuador peaked at 2.48 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 50th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.50 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 2.41 million | +52.6% |
| 2011 | 2.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 2.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.48 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.48 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.45 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 2.42 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.40 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.37 million | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 2.37 million | -0.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 2.37 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 627,819, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 2.37 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 196,344, 12.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +52.6% | 1.58 million | 2.41 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.55 million | 1.50 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 million | 2.41 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.40 million | 2.37 million | 2.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Ecuador?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Ecuador was 2.37 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release