Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total was 0.29 in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Ecuador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 0.29 for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in 2010.
That represents a change of down 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Ecuador peaked at 0.42 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 82nd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.04 | — |
| 1965 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 0.07 | +40.0% |
| 1975 | 0.09 | +28.6% |
| 1980 | 0.21 | +133.3% |
| 1985 | 0.29 | +38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.35 | +20.7% |
| 1995 | 0.39 | +11.4% |
| 2000 | 0.42 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.38 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.29 | -23.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 0.29 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.355, 82% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 0.29 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.045 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.25 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total in Ecuador was 0.29 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total?
- Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of tertiary schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 tertiary schooling, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of tertiary schooling, 15+, total is the average years of tertiary education completed among people over age 15.