Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ecuador

Ecuador: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 158,243 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
158,243 number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 205 countries
All-time high
159,176 number
in 2012
All-time low
74,453 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ecuador, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 158,243 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ecuador peaked at 159,176 number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74,453 number, in 1970.

Ecuador ranks 70th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) in Ecuador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 74,453 number
1971 76,380 number +2.6%
1972 78,525 number +2.8%
1973 80,978 number +3.1%
1974 83,461 number +3.1%
1975 85,957 number +3.0%
1976 88,508 number +3.0%
1977 91,103 number +2.9%
1978 93,833 number +3.0%
1979 96,606 number +3.0%
1980 99,422 number +2.9%
1981 102,089 number +2.7%
1982 104,427 number +2.3%
1983 106,594 number +2.1%
1984 108,791 number +2.1%
1985 111,034 number +2.1%
1986 113,108 number +1.9%
1987 114,781 number +1.5%
1988 116,339 number +1.4%
1989 117,969 number +1.4%
1990 119,566 number +1.4%
1991 121,264 number +1.4%
1992 123,272 number +1.7%
1993 125,509 number +1.8%
1994 127,714 number +1.8%
1995 129,882 number +1.7%
1996 132,001 number +1.6%
1997 134,207 number +1.7%
1998 136,334 number +1.6%
1999 138,407 number +1.5%
2000 140,471 number +1.5%
2001 142,367 number +1.3%
2002 143,960 number +1.1%
2003 145,425 number +1.0%
2004 146,886 number +1.0%
2005 148,163 number +0.9%
2006 149,572 number +1.0%
2007 151,551 number +1.3%
2008 153,731 number +1.4%
2009 155,670 number +1.3%
2010 157,589 number +1.2%
2011 158,972 number +0.9%
2012 159,176 number +0.1%
2013 158,686 number -0.3%
2014 158,291 number -0.2%
2015 157,930 number -0.2%
2016 157,719 number -0.1%
2017 157,846 number +0.1%
2018 158,173 number +0.2%
2019 158,361 number +0.1%
2020 158,243 number -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 84,980 number 74,453 number 96,606 number 10
1980s 109,455 number 99,422 number 117,969 number 10
1990s 128,816 number 119,566 number 138,407 number 10
2000s 147,780 number 140,471 number 155,670 number 10
2010s 158,274 number 157,589 number 159,176 number 10
2020s 158,243 number 158,243 number 158,243 number 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 67 Australia 166,393 number compare
  2. 68 Cambodia 164,746 number compare
  3. 69 Guinea 163,424 number compare
  4. 71 Rwanda 152,096 number compare
  5. 72 Benin 147,107 number compare
  6. 73 South Sudan 140,054 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ecuador?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Ecuador was 158,243 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 159,176 number in 2012.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 74,453 number in 1970.
How does Ecuador rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Ecuador ranks 70th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.