Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 31.7% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador stood at 31.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador peaked at 34.1% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 11th 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6% | — |
| 1965 | 24.8% | +82.0% |
| 1970 | 30.5% | +23.1% |
| 1975 | 33.6% | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 24.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 28.6% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 13.6% | 24.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 32.0% | 30.5% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 31.0% | 27.9% | 34.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 25.2% | 28.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 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 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador was 31.7% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1980.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Ecuador ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Completed Primary