Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. was 25.3% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. 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+ with secondary schooling. in Ecuador is 25.3%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ecuador peaked at 25.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1960.
That places Ecuador 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+ with secondary schooling. in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1% | — |
| 1965 | 5.1% | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 6.1% | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 7.5% | +23.6% |
| 1980 | 11.9% | +57.7% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +18.4% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +15.1% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 25.3% | +35.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 2 |
| 1970s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.0% | 11.9% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.4% | 16.2% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.3% | 18.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 25.3% | 25.3% | 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 secondary schooling. in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. in Ecuador was 25.3% 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+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling.?
- Ecuador ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. 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 secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary