Brazil vs Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total

Brazil
0.39
in 2010
Ecuador
0.37
in 2010
Brazil rank
74th
Ecuador rank
75th

Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total over time

  • Brazil
  • Ecuador
00.10.20.30.40.5196019852010

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.39 against 0.37 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.02.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Brazil ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 75th of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s 0.055 0.05 0.005 Brazil
1970s 0.115 0.085 0.03 Brazil
1980s 0.18 0.28 0.1 Ecuador
1990s 0.21 0.435 0.225 Ecuador
2000s 0.265 0.46 0.195 Ecuador
2010s 0.39 0.37 0.02 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total, Brazil or Ecuador?
Brazil, at 0.39 against 0.37 in Ecuador as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total between Brazil and Ecuador?
0.02, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?
11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total?
Brazil ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 75th of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 25+, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 25+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 25.