Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary was 24.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador is 24.3%, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador peaked at 28.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 48th 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.5% | — |
| 1965 | 7.5% | +36.8% |
| 1970 | 9.7% | +29.6% |
| 1975 | 9.7% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 17.6% | +81.4% |
| 1985 | 22.9% | +30.1% |
| 1990 | 24.3% | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 26.0% | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +15.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.5% | 5.5% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 17.6% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 25.2% | 24.3% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 20.9% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 24.3% | 24.3% | 24.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary in Ecuador was 24.3% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary?
- Ecuador ranks 48th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. 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: Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary