School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 139,863 in 2025. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ecuador is 139,863, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ecuador peaked at 161,730 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 139,863, in 2025.
That places Ecuador 75th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 151,443 | — |
| 2001 | 152,113 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 152,566 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 152,788 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 152,906 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 152,841 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 152,838 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 153,130 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 153,601 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 154,160 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 161,730 | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 160,947 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 160,433 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 160,094 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 159,604 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 159,393 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 158,179 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 155,259 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 151,933 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 148,931 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 147,145 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 145,755 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 144,098 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 142,393 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 139,863 | -1.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 139,863 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 45,148, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 139,863 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 16,266, 8.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 152,839 | 151,443 | 154,160 | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,650 | 148,931 | 161,730 | 10 |
| 2020s | 143,851 | 139,863 | 147,145 | 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, one year before the official primary entry in Ecuador?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in Ecuador was 139,863 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 161,730 in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 139,863 in 2025.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release