School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 1.89 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.89 million number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
69th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.89 million number
in 2020
All-time low
983,576 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.89 million number for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 1.89 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 983,576 number, in 1970.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 983,576 number | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million number | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 1.04 million number | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1.07 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 1.10 million number | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 1.17 million number | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 1.20 million number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.26 million number | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.28 million number | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 1.31 million number | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.33 million number | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 1.35 million number | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 million number | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 1.40 million number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.43 million number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.45 million number | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.48 million number | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.50 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.55 million number | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.57 million number | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.62 million number | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.64 million number | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 1.67 million number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 1.71 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.74 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.76 million number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.82 million number | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.84 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.85 million number | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.86 million number | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.86 million number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million number | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million number | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.89 million number | +0.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 1.89 million number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 479,599 number, 4.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 1.89 million number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 275,154 number, 6.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.12 million number | 983,576 number | 1.26 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.48 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.61 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.71 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million number | 1.73 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.86 million number | 1.85 million number | 1.88 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million number | 1.89 million number | 1.89 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 1.89 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 million number in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 983,576 number in 1970.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.