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

Ecuador: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 166,224 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
166,224 number
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
73rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
166,224 number
in 2020
All-time low
93,329 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

Ecuador recorded 166,224 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry 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 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Ecuador peaked at 166,224 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93,329 number, in 1970.

That places Ecuador 73rd out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 primary entry in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (number) in Ecuador, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 93,329 number —
1971 95,570 number +2.4%
1972 98,458 number +3.0%
1973 101,347 number +2.9%
1974 104,099 number +2.7%
1975 106,564 number +2.4%
1976 108,576 number +1.9%
1977 110,940 number +2.2%
1978 113,089 number +1.9%
1979 115,006 number +1.7%
1980 116,686 number +1.5%
1981 118,145 number +1.3%
1982 119,939 number +1.5%
1983 121,574 number +1.4%
1984 123,113 number +1.3%
1985 124,644 number +1.2%
1986 126,272 number +1.3%
1987 128,466 number +1.7%
1988 130,808 number +1.8%
1989 133,170 number +1.8%
1990 135,379 number +1.7%
1991 137,232 number +1.4%
1992 139,402 number +1.6%
1993 141,500 number +1.5%
1994 143,467 number +1.4%
1995 145,239 number +1.2%
1996 146,757 number +1.0%
1997 148,448 number +1.2%
1998 149,919 number +1.0%
1999 151,238 number +0.9%
2000 152,518 number +0.8%
2001 153,887 number +0.9%
2002 155,651 number +1.1%
2003 157,475 number +1.2%
2004 159,135 number +1.1%
2005 160,325 number +0.7%
2006 160,694 number +0.2%
2007 160,558 number -0.1%
2008 159,904 number -0.4%
2009 159,001 number -0.6%
2010 158,226 number -0.5%
2011 158,051 number -0.1%
2012 158,058 number +0.0%
2013 158,249 number +0.1%
2014 158,655 number +0.3%
2015 159,278 number +0.4%
2016 160,062 number +0.5%
2017 161,223 number +0.7%
2018 162,817 number +1.0%
2019 164,596 number +1.1%
2020 166,224 number +1.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 166,224 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60,544 number, 2.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 166,224 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 24,260 number, 6.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 104,698 number 93,329 number 115,006 number 10
1980s 124,282 number 116,686 number 133,170 number 10
1990s 143,858 number 135,379 number 151,238 number 10
2000s 157,915 number 152,518 number 160,694 number 10
2010s 159,922 number 158,051 number 164,596 number 10
2020s 166,224 number 166,224 number 166,224 number 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 70 North Korea 169,845 number compare
  2. 71 Australia 169,533 number compare
  3. 72 Sri Lanka 169,217 number compare
  4. 74 South Sudan 162,197 number compare
  5. 75 Chile 127,513 number compare
  6. 76 Haiti 127,283 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 166,224 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 166,224 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 93,329 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 5.1%. 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, male (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, male (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

Male 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/