School age population, one year before than official … female than in Ecuador

Ecuador: School age population, one year before than official … female than was 159,067 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
159,067 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
73rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
159,067 number
in 2020
All-time low
90,689 number
in 1970
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ecuador is 159,067 number, measured in 2020. 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 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ecuador peaked at 159,067 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 90,689 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.

School age population, one year before than official … female than in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Ecuador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 90,689 number —
1971 92,818 number +2.3%
1972 95,595 number +3.0%
1973 98,400 number +2.9%
1974 101,097 number +2.7%
1975 103,535 number +2.4%
1976 105,548 number +1.9%
1977 107,864 number +2.2%
1978 109,988 number +2.0%
1979 111,894 number +1.7%
1980 113,569 number +1.5%
1981 115,016 number +1.3%
1982 116,670 number +1.4%
1983 118,141 number +1.3%
1984 119,497 number +1.1%
1985 120,839 number +1.1%
1986 122,281 number +1.2%
1987 124,188 number +1.6%
1988 126,215 number +1.6%
1989 128,269 number +1.6%
1990 130,228 number +1.5%
1991 131,944 number +1.3%
1992 133,989 number +1.5%
1993 136,032 number +1.5%
1994 137,986 number +1.4%
1995 139,747 number +1.3%
1996 141,206 number +1.0%
1997 142,782 number +1.1%
1998 144,134 number +0.9%
1999 145,331 number +0.8%
2000 146,483 number +0.8%
2001 147,719 number +0.8%
2002 149,304 number +1.1%
2003 150,923 number +1.1%
2004 152,386 number +1.0%
2005 153,436 number +0.7%
2006 153,771 number +0.2%
2007 153,635 number -0.1%
2008 153,054 number -0.4%
2009 152,256 number -0.5%
2010 151,566 number -0.5%
2011 151,394 number -0.1%
2012 151,368 number -0.0%
2013 151,496 number +0.1%
2014 151,823 number +0.2%
2015 152,383 number +0.4%
2016 153,155 number +0.5%
2017 154,259 number +0.7%
2018 155,788 number +1.0%
2019 157,501 number +1.1%
2020 159,067 number +1.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 159,067 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 57,334 number, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 159,067 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 23,242 number, 6.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 101,743 number 90,689 number 111,894 number 10
1980s 120,468 number 113,569 number 128,269 number 10
1990s 138,338 number 130,228 number 145,331 number 10
2000s 151,297 number 146,483 number 153,771 number 10
2010s 153,073 number 151,368 number 157,501 number 10
2020s 159,067 number 159,067 number 159,067 number 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 70 Sri Lanka 163,494 number compare
  2. 71 North Korea 162,212 number compare
  3. 72 Australia 160,795 number compare
  4. 74 South Sudan 158,164 number compare
  5. 75 Chile 123,085 number compare
  6. 76 Haiti 122,896 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ecuador?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ecuador was 159,067 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 159,067 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 90,689 number in 1970.
How does Ecuador rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Ecuador ranks 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, female (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, female (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

Female 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/