Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Ecuador
Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. was 29.6% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary 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 60-64 with primary schooling. in Ecuador is 29.6%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Ecuador peaked at 29.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.5%, in 1960.
Ecuador ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.5% | — |
| 1965 | 22.5% | +55.0% |
| 1970 | 25.5% | +13.4% |
| 1975 | 27.7% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 23.1% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 22.5% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.5% | 14.5% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.6% | 25.5% | 27.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.9% | 24.3% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.3% | 23.1% | 23.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.2% | 21.9% | 22.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 17 Macau, China 30.2% compare
- 18 New Zealand 29.8% compare
- 19 China 29.6% compare
- 21 Hong Kong, China 28.8% compare
- 22 Panama 28.4% compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 28.3% compare
More education data for Ecuador
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Ecuador?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. in Ecuador was 29.6% 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 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.5% in 1960.
- How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling.?
- Ecuador ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 60-64 with primary schooling. Completed Primary