Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education was 10.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
10.6%
World rank
62nd
of 144 countries
All-time high
37.8%
in 1960
All-time low
10.6%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador, 1960–2010

102030401960198520101960: 37.81965: 36.61970: 341975: 31.91980: 25.41985: 22.71990: 21.11995: 19.82000: 20.92005: 16.42010: 10.6

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

Analysis

In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador stood at 10.6%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador peaked at 37.8% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2010.

That places Ecuador 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 25+ with no education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 37.8%
1965 36.6% -3.2%
1970 34.0% -7.2%
1975 31.9% -6.1%
1980 25.4% -20.4%
1985 22.7% -10.7%
1990 21.1% -7.0%
1995 19.8% -6.2%
2000 20.9% +5.8%
2005 16.4% -21.5%
2010 10.6% -35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.2% 36.6% 37.8% 2
1970s 32.9% 31.9% 34.0% 2
1980s 24.0% 22.7% 25.4% 2
1990s 20.4% 19.8% 21.1% 2
2000s 18.7% 16.4% 20.9% 2
2010s 10.6% 10.6% 10.6% 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 59 Portugal 11.8% compare
  2. 60 Türkiye 11.3% compare
  3. 61 Dominican Republic 10.8% compare
  4. 63 United Arab Emirates 10.2% compare
  5. 64 Jordan 10.1% compare
  6. 65 Indonesia 9.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education in Ecuador was 10.6% 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 25+ with no education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 1960.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2010.
How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education?
Ecuador ranks 62nd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with no education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. 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 25+ with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with no education
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 25+ with no education