Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female was 4.74 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador stood at 4.74. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador peaked at 4.74 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.3, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 72nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.3 | — |
| 1965 | 2.67 | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 2.97 | +11.2% |
| 1975 | 3.22 | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 3.74 | +16.1% |
| 1985 | 3.84 | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 3.98 | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 4.16 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 4.17 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.44 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 4.74 | +6.8% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 4.74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.79, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 4.74 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.11, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.48 | 2.3 | 2.67 | 2 |
| 1970s | 3.1 | 2.97 | 3.22 | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.79 | 3.74 | 3.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 4.07 | 3.98 | 4.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.3 | 4.17 | 4.44 | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.74 | 4.74 | 4.74 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.83 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.28 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 291,075 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female in Ecuador was 4.74 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3 in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female?
- Ecuador ranks 72nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of primary schooling, age 25+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of primary schooling, 25+, female is the average years of primary education completed among females over age 25.