Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador

Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 36.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
36.6%
World rank
5th
of 144 countries
All-time high
36.6%
in 2010
All-time low
14.2%
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, 1960–2010

0102030401960198520101960: 14.21965: 26.31970: 33.51975: 361980: 34.61985: 281990: 25.81995: 25.32000: 262005: 31.12010: 36.6

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 36.6% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 40.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador peaked at 36.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1960.

Ecuador ranks 5th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary in Ecuador, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 14.2%
1965 26.3% +85.3%
1970 33.5% +27.6%
1975 36.0% +7.2%
1980 34.6% -3.7%
1985 28.0% -19.2%
1990 25.8% -8.0%
1995 25.3% -1.9%
2000 26.0% +2.9%
2005 31.1% +19.5%
2010 36.6% +17.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 20.2% 14.2% 26.3% 2
1970s 34.8% 33.5% 36.0% 2
1980s 31.3% 28.0% 34.6% 2
1990s 25.5% 25.3% 25.8% 2
2000s 28.5% 26.0% 31.1% 2
2010s 36.6% 36.6% 36.6% 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 2 Papua New Guinea 44.0% compare
  2. 3 Portugal 38.0% compare
  3. 4 Türkiye 36.6% compare
  4. 6 Uruguay 35.7% compare
  5. 7 Costa Rica 34.1% compare
  6. 8 Rwanda 33.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador was 36.6% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1960.
How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
Ecuador ranks 5th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. 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+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary