School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 1.87 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
1.87 million number
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
69th
of 205 countries
All-time high
1.87 million number
in 2019
All-time low
824,631 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador is 1.87 million number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 1.87 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 824,631 number, in 1970.
That places Ecuador 69th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 824,631 number | — |
| 1971 | 849,609 number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 870,803 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 893,159 number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 917,840 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 944,193 number | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 972,134 number | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 1.03 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1.06 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 1.09 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.12 million number | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million number | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.19 million number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.22 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 1.24 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.27 million number | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.30 million number | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 1.32 million number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1.34 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.38 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.40 million number | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million number | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 1.47 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.49 million number | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.52 million number | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1.54 million number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.56 million number | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.59 million number | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million number | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million number | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million number | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million number | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 1.73 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.75 million number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.77 million number | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.81 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.84 million number | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.85 million number | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.86 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million number | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.87 million number | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.87 million number | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 936,374 number | 824,631 number | 1.06 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.23 million number | 1.09 million number | 1.34 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million number | 1.36 million number | 1.56 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million number | 1.59 million number | 1.77 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 million number | 1.79 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million number | 1.87 million number | 1.87 million number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 1.87 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 824,631 number in 1970.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.