School age population, lower secondary education, male in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 500,016 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 500,016 for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2025.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Ecuador peaked at 507,504 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 427,467, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 72nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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, male in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 427,467 | — |
| 2001 | 432,913 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 439,554 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 446,336 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 452,315 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 457,142 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 461,053 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 464,316 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 467,039 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 469,337 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 466,546 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 473,569 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 479,923 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 484,811 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 489,586 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 495,617 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 501,663 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 505,743 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 507,504 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 507,203 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 505,361 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 502,790 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 500,770 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 498,113 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 500,016 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 451,747 | 427,467 | 469,337 | 10 |
| 2010s | 491,216 | 466,546 | 507,504 | 10 |
| 2020s | 501,410 | 498,113 | 505,361 | 5 |
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More education data for Ecuador
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 77,432 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Ecuador?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Ecuador was 500,016 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 507,504 in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 427,467 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release