Colombia vs Ecuador: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Colombia

9.03 years

in 2023

Ecuador

8.97 years

in 2023

Colombia rank

110th

Ecuador rank

113th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Colombia currently reports 9.03 years against 8.97 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0616 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Colombia ranks 110th and Ecuador ranks 113th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.