Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Share of population with no formal education
Ecuador
2.9%
in 2020
Sri Lanka
2.7%
in 2020
Ecuador rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
59th
Share of population with no formal education over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.9% against 2.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ecuador ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 11 and Sri Lanka in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 94.3% | 95.0% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1880s | 91.3% | 93.5% | 2.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 1890s | 86.8% | 89.3% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1900s | 76.6% | 83.5% | 6.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 70.5% | 72.9% | 2.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 1920s | 64.5% | 60.8% | 3.7% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 57.7% | 48.2% | 9.5% | Ecuador |
| 1940s | 50.6% | 38.9% | 11.8% | Ecuador |
| 1950s | 42.1% | 32.5% | 9.7% | Ecuador |
| 1960s | 30.8% | 26.6% | 4.2% | Ecuador |
| 1970s | 25.2% | 15.4% | 9.8% | Ecuador |
| 1980s | 17.2% | 12.1% | 5.1% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 8.2% | 7.2% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 6.2% | 7.8% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population with no formal education, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 2.9% against 2.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of population with no formal education between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Ecuador 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 population with no formal education?
- Ecuador ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th 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 population with no formal education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of adults aged between 15 and 64 years old with no formal education.