What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Ecuador and Senegal?

247,900 number, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Senegal?

22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador vs Senegal: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes

Ecuador

4.72 million number

in 2019

Senegal

4.48 million number

in 2019

Ecuador rank

46th

Senegal rank

49th

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes over time

Ecuador
Senegal

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 4.72 million number against 4.48 million number in Senegal, a difference of 247,900 number.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 186 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.79 million number	1.55 million number	1.24 million number	Ecuador
2000s	2.97 million number	2.60 million number	377,007 number	Ecuador
2010s	4.65 million number	3.94 million number	716,403 number	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, both sexes, Ecuador or Senegal?: Ecuador, at 4.72 million number against 4.48 million number in Senegal as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, both sexes between Ecuador and Senegal?: 247,900 number, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Senegal?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
How do Ecuador and Senegal rank globally for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?: Ecuador ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 49th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.