Barbados vs Ecuador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes

Barbados
15.29 years
in 2011
Ecuador
15.2 years
in 2015
Barbados rank
50th
Ecuador rank
51st

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes over time

  • Barbados
  • Ecuador
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How they compare

Barbados currently reports 15.29 years against 15.2 years in Ecuador, a difference of 0.09 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 50th and Ecuador ranks 51st of 183 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Ecuador Difference Ahead
1970s 11.01 years 8.05 years 2.97 years Barbados
1980s 12.36 years 12.1 years 0.2549 years Barbados
1990s 12.77 years 11.83 years 0.9436 years Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes, Barbados or Ecuador?
Barbados, at 15.29 years against 15.2 years in Ecuador as of 2011.
What is the difference in school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes between Barbados and Ecuador?
0.09 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Ecuador?
8 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 1990.
How do Barbados and Ecuador rank globally for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
Barbados ranks 50th and Ecuador ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,038 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.