Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education was 8.5% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador stood at 8.5%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador peaked at 33.7% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2010.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.7% | — |
| 1965 | 31.1% | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 28.2% | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 25.6% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 19.6% | -23.5% |
| 1985 | 18.5% | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 18.6% | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | -29.8% |
| 2010 | 8.5% | -34.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.4% | 31.1% | 33.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.9% | 25.6% | 28.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 19.0% | 18.5% | 19.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education in Ecuador was 8.5% 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+ with no education recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2010.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with no education rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. 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 population age 15+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with no education