School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ecuador
Ecuador: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 1.55 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ecuador, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 1.55 million for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ecuador peaked at 1.61 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.21 million, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 68th of 221 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, tertiary education, both sexes in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.21 million | — |
| 2001 | 1.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.28 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.33 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.40 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.44 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.46 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.50 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.52 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.59 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 1.55 million | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.32 million | 1.21 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.42 million | 1.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million | 1.55 million | 1.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.25 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 97.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ecuador?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Ecuador was 1.55 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 million in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 68th out of 221 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release