Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary was 49.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador is 49.5%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador peaked at 52.9% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2000.
That places Ecuador 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 52.6% | — |
| 1965 | 52.9% | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 51.1% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 46.1% | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 42.4% | -8.1% |
| 1990 | 39.9% | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 39.5% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 49.5% | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.7% | 52.6% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 52.0% | 51.1% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 44.3% | 42.4% | 46.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 39.5% | 39.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 40.9% | 37.9% | 44.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.5% | 49.5% | 49.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0951 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary in Ecuador was 49.5% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 52.9% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary?
- Ecuador ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15+ with primary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)