Enrolment in primary education, male in Ecuador

Ecuador: Enrolment in primary education, male was 979,268 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
979,268 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.08 million number
in 2011
All-time low
506,900 number
in 1971
Years of data
43
1971–2018

Enrolment in primary education, male in Ecuador, 1971–2018

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1971199420181971: 506.9k number1972: 525.0k number1973: 549.1k number1974: 580.6k number1975: 597.5k number1976: 625.0k number1977: 644.3k number1978: 670.6k number1979: 723.0k number1980: 747.7k number1981: 788.2k number1983: 835.5k number1984: 853.6k number1985: 868.1k number1986: 888.2k number1987: 914.2k number1988: 930.2k number1993: 1.0M number1994: 892.9k number1995: 906.3k number1996: 924.6k number1997: 963.6k number1998: 959.1k number1999: 966.6k number2000: 981.8k number2001: 994.7k number2002: 1.0M number2003: 1.0M number2004: 1.0M number2005: 1.0M number2006: 1.0M number2007: 1.0M number2008: 1.0M number2009: 1.1M number2010: 1.1M number2011: 1.1M number2012: 1.1M number2013: 1.1M number2014: 1.1M number2015: 1.0M number2016: 992.4k number2017: 979.9k number2018: 979.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 979,268 number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Ecuador peaked at 1.08 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 506,900 number, in 1971.

That places Ecuador 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.

Enrolment in primary education, male in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in Ecuador, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 506,900 number —
1972 525,000 number +3.6%
1973 549,100 number +4.6%
1974 580,600 number +5.7%
1975 597,538 number +2.9%
1976 624,992 number +4.6%
1977 644,327 number +3.1%
1978 670,595 number +4.1%
1979 722,986 number +7.8%
1980 747,689 number +3.4%
1981 788,244 number +5.4%
1983 835,547 number +6.0%
1984 853,564 number +2.2%
1985 868,138 number +1.7%
1986 888,195 number +2.3%
1987 914,177 number +2.9%
1988 930,152 number +1.7%
1993 1.02 million number +9.2%
1994 892,907 number -12.1%
1995 906,287 number +1.5%
1996 924,554 number +2.0%
1997 963,611 number +4.2%
1998 959,101 number -0.5%
1999 966,583 number +0.8%
2000 981,808 number +1.6%
2001 994,742 number +1.3%
2002 1.01 million number +1.5%
2003 1.01 million number +0.3%
2004 1.01 million number +0.2%
2005 1.02 million number +0.5%
2006 1.02 million number +0.5%
2007 1.04 million number +1.5%
2008 1.02 million number -2.3%
2009 1.07 million number +5.2%
2010 1.08 million number +0.9%
2011 1.08 million number +0.6%
2012 1.06 million number -2.0%
2013 1.05 million number -0.8%
2014 1.07 million number +1.3%
2015 1.02 million number -4.6%
2016 992,378 number -2.5%
2017 979,893 number -1.3%
2018 979,268 number -0.1%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 979,268 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 220,224 number, 4.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 979,268 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 184,329 number, 5.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 602,449 number 506,900 number 722,986 number 9
1980s 853,213 number 747,689 number 930,152 number 8
1990s 946,912 number 892,907 number 1.02 million number 7
2000s 1.02 million number 981,808 number 1.07 million number 10
2010s 1.04 million number 979,268 number 1.08 million number 9

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 65 Burundi 1.10 million number compare
  2. 66 Senegal 1.03 million number compare
  3. 67 Guinea 982,902 number compare
  4. 69 Ukraine 884,546 number compare
  5. 70 Sri Lanka 875,930 number compare
  6. 71 Sierra Leone 874,177 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Ecuador?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Ecuador was 979,268 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 million number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 506,900 number in 1971.
How does Ecuador rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Ecuador ranks 68th out of 202 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.