What is the difference in average years of schooling between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?

0.03 years, with Ecuador ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Ecuador: Average years of schooling

Dominican Republic

9.04 years

in 2020

Ecuador

9.07 years

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

64th

Ecuador rank

61st

Average years of schooling over time

Dominican Republic
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 9.07 years against 9.04 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.03 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ecuador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 64th and Ecuador ranks 61st of 111 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.085 years	0.215 years	0.13 years	Ecuador
1880s	0.165 years	0.335 years	0.17 years	Ecuador
1890s	0.245 years	0.505 years	0.26 years	Ecuador
1900s	0.495 years	0.97 years	0.475 years	Ecuador
1910s	1.18 years	1.33 years	0.155 years	Ecuador
1920s	1.69 years	1.63 years	0.06 years	Dominican Republic
1930s	2.25 years	1.97 years	0.285 years	Dominican Republic
1940s	2.34 years	2.33 years	0.015 years	Dominican Republic
1950s	2.55 years	2.78 years	0.22 years	Ecuador
1960s	2.96 years	3.65 years	0.68 years	Ecuador
1970s	4.02 years	4.81 years	0.79 years	Ecuador
1980s	5.28 years	6.55 years	1.27 years	Ecuador
1990s	6.36 years	7.28 years	0.92 years	Ecuador
2000s	7.29 years	7.55 years	0.27 years	Ecuador
2010s	8.3 years	8.28 years	0.02 years	Dominican Republic
2020s	9.04 years	9.07 years	0.03 years	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average years of schooling, Dominican Republic or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 9.07 years against 9.04 years in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in average years of schooling between Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 0.03 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Ecuador?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Ecuador rank globally for average years of schooling?: Dominican Republic ranks 64th and Ecuador ranks 61st of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Average years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 3,441 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average years of formal education for individuals aged 15-64.