Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total was 1.5 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador stood at 1.5.
The figure is down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador peaked at 2.69 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.63, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 119th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.63 | — |
| 1965 | 0.85 | +34.9% |
| 1970 | 1.07 | +25.9% |
| 1975 | 1.24 | +15.9% |
| 1980 | 2.03 | +63.7% |
| 1985 | 2.43 | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 2.54 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 2.6 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.69 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 1.5 | -21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.74 | 0.63 | 0.85 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1.16 | 1.07 | 1.24 | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.23 | 2.03 | 2.43 | 2 |
| 1990s | 2.57 | 2.54 | 2.6 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.29 | 1.9 | 2.69 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.49 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61,519 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,912 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 601,784 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 13.92 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 491,220 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 12.95 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total in Ecuador was 1.5 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.63 in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total?
- Ecuador ranks 119th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of secondary schooling, age 15-19, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. 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 secondary schooling, age 15-19, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of secondary schooling, 15-19, total is the average years of secondary education completed among people age 15-19.