School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 470,584 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
470,584
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
71st
of 220 countries
All-time high
486,987
in 2020
All-time low
392,608
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2025

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador, 2000–2025

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2000201220252000: 392.6k2001: 399.4k2002: 405.1k2003: 410.3k2004: 416.1k2005: 422.9k2006: 429.8k2007: 436.0k2008: 440.9k2009: 444.9k2010: 438.0k2011: 441.5k2012: 445.6k2013: 451.3k2014: 458.0k2015: 464.0k2016: 468.4k2017: 472.8k2018: 479.1k2019: 485.3k2020: 487.0k2021: 484.4k2022: 480.6k2023: 477.7k2025: 470.6k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador is 470,584, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador peaked at 486,987 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 392,608, in 2000.

That places Ecuador 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 419,802 392,608 444,890 10
2010s 460,398 438,039 485,323 10
2020s 480,053 470,584 486,987 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 68 Cambodia 489,925 compare
  2. 69 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 477,958 compare
  3. 70 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 471,576 compare
  4. 72 Haiti 467,383 compare
  5. 73 Guinea 466,453 compare
  6. 74 Benin 461,794 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Ecuador was 470,584 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 486,987 in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 392,608 in 2000.
How does Ecuador rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Ecuador ranks 71st out of 220 countries with data for 2025.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release