School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 977,619 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 977,619 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 993,129 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 840,177, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 72nd of 220 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.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 840,177 | — |
| 2001 | 851,104 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 864,311 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 877,782 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 889,688 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 899,306 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 907,045 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 913,430 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 918,704 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 923,093 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 917,332 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 930,867 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 942,984 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 952,153 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 961,075 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 972,446 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 983,759 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 990,828 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 993,129 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 991,619 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 987,622 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 982,558 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 978,585 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 973,459 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 977,619 | +0.4% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 977,619 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 354,188, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 977,619 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 118,064, 8.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 888,464 | 840,177 | 923,093 | 10 |
| 2010s | 963,619 | 917,332 | 993,129 | 10 |
| 2020s | 979,969 | 973,459 | 987,622 | 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 school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 977,619 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 993,129 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 840,177 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release