School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ecuador

Ecuador: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 325,291 number in 2020. β–² Rising

Latest (2020)
325,291 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
73rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
325,291 number
in 2020
All-time low
184,018 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ecuador, 1970–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ecuador stood at 325,291 number. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ecuador peaked at 325,291 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 184,018 number, in 1970.

Ecuador ranks 73rd of 202 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 206,441 number 184,018 number 226,900 number 10
1980s 244,750 number 230,255 number 261,439 number 10
1990s 282,196 number 265,607 number 296,569 number 10
2000s 309,212 number 299,001 number 314,465 number 10
2010s 312,995 number 309,426 number 322,097 number 10
2020s 325,291 number 325,291 number 325,291 number 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 70 Sri Lanka 332,711 number compare
  2. 71 North Korea 332,057 number compare
  3. 72 Australia 330,328 number compare
  4. 74 South Sudan 320,361 number compare
  5. 75 Chile 250,598 number compare
  6. 76 Haiti 250,179 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Ecuador

All data for Ecuador β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ecuador?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Ecuador was 325,291 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 325,291 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 184,018 number in 1970.
How does Ecuador rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/