Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Share of the population with at least some formal education
Ecuador
97.1%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
97.3%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
54th
Sri Lanka rank
52nd
Share of the population with at least some formal education over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 97.3% against 97.1% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 5.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
| 1880s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 2.2% | Ecuador |
| 1890s | 13.2% | 10.7% | 2.5% | Ecuador |
| 1900s | 23.4% | 16.6% | 6.8% | Ecuador |
| 1910s | 29.6% | 27.1% | 2.4% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 35.5% | 39.2% | 3.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 42.3% | 51.8% | 9.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 49.4% | 61.1% | 11.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 57.9% | 67.5% | 9.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 69.2% | 73.5% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 74.8% | 84.6% | 9.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 82.8% | 87.9% | 5.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 84.5% | 91.8% | 7.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 86.0% | 93.8% | 7.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 97.0% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 97.3% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with at least some formal education, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 97.3% against 97.1% in Ecuador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with at least some formal education between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population with at least some formal education?
- Ecuador ranks 54th and Sri Lanka ranks 52nd 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 Share of the population with at least some formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Based on the population aged 15 years and older.