School age population, tertiary education, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: School age population, tertiary education, female was 744,909 number in 2016. β–² Rising

Latest (2016)
744,909 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
63rd
of 203 countries
All-time high
744,909 number
in 2016
All-time low
254,224 number
in 1970
Years of data
47
1970–2016

School age population, tertiary education, female in Ecuador, 1970–2016

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, female in Ecuador is 744,909 number, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 744,909 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 254,224 number, in 1970.

That places Ecuador 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 319,050 number 254,224 number 369,103 number 10
1980s 433,692 number 379,564 number 490,524 number 10
1990s 547,296 number 502,704 number 584,938 number 10
2000s 638,552 number 593,216 number 686,991 number 10
2010s 716,933 number 694,454 number 744,909 number 7

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 60 Sri Lanka 772,765 number compare
  2. 61 Australia 762,221 number compare
  3. 62 Cambodia 747,673 number compare
  4. 64 Senegal 743,887 number compare
  5. 65 Zambia 743,818 number compare
  6. 66 Zimbabwe 707,938 number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, female in Ecuador?
School age population, tertiary education, female in Ecuador was 744,909 number in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 744,909 number in 2016.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 254,224 number in 1970.
How does Ecuador rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 203 countries with data for 2016.
Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.