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
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, 1960–2010
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary