School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 948,907 in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Ecuador is 948,907, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Ecuador peaked at 1.01 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 911,719, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 69th of 222 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, primary education, male (number) (age male) in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 911,719 | — |
| 2001 | 920,522 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 927,855 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 933,746 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 938,385 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 942,012 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 944,820 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 946,959 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 948,724 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 950,699 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 986,177 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 994,772 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 999,616 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 990,816 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 978,070 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 963,307 | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 947,467 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 931,511 | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 948,907 | +1.9% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 948,907 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 265,287, 3.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 948,907 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 107,613, 8.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 936,544 | 911,719 | 950,699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.00 million | 986,177 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 953,852 | 931,511 | 978,070 | 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, primary education, male in Ecuador?
- School age population, primary education, male in Ecuador was 948,907 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 911,719 in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release