Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. was 49.6% in 2010. ▼ Falling
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/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador stood at 49.6%.
The figure is up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador peaked at 54.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 14th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.7% | — |
| 1965 | 53.8% | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 53.7% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 51.1% | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 47.6% | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 43.7% | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 42.1% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 44.7% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 49.6% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.8% | 2 |
| 1970s | 54.0% | 53.7% | 54.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 49.4% | 47.6% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 42.1% | 43.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 43.1% | 41.5% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 49.6% | 49.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More education data for Ecuador
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 93,535 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,078 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,731 (2024)
- 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)
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 49.6% 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 primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling.?
- Ecuador ranks 14th 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 19.6%. 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 primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)