How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?

11 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.

Brazil vs Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary

Brazil

12.0%

in 2010

Ecuador

12.4%

in 2010

Brazil rank

74th

Ecuador rank

72nd

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary over time

Brazil
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 12.4% against 12.0% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Brazil ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 72nd of 144 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.3%	1.5%	0.2%	Ecuador
1970s	3.1%	2.4%	0.7%	Brazil
1980s	5.1%	6.6%	1.5%	Ecuador
1990s	8.2%	13.7%	5.5%	Ecuador
2000s	8.9%	17.9%	9.0%	Ecuador
2010s	12.0%	12.4%	0.3%	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary, Brazil or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 12.4% against 12.0% in Brazil as of 2010.
What is the difference in barro-lee: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary between Brazil and Ecuador?: 0.4%, with Ecuador 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: percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary?: Brazil ranks 74th and Ecuador ranks 72nd of 144 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)
Unit: Incomplete and Completed Tertiary
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
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Percentage of population age 40-44 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)