Average age, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average age, above primary education was 31.8 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
31.8
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
82nd
of 108 countries
All-time high
37.09
in 2012
All-time low
27.87
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Average age, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

0102030401994200720211994: 27.91998: 28.31999: 28.82000: 29.82003: 30.62004: 31.22005: 31.32006: 31.12007: 31.52008: 31.42009: 31.72010: 32.22011: 32.42012: 37.12013: 31.92014: 30.32015: 31.62016: 31.62017: 31.72018: 31.62019: 322020: 31.42021: 31.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average age, above primary education in Ecuador stood at 31.8.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 37.09 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.87, in 1994.

That places Ecuador 82nd out of 108 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Average age, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average age, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 27.87 —
1998 28.34 +1.7%
1999 28.79 +1.6%
2000 29.75 +3.4%
2003 30.64 +3.0%
2004 31.23 +1.9%
2005 31.26 +0.1%
2006 31.09 -0.6%
2007 31.48 +1.3%
2008 31.42 -0.2%
2009 31.7 +0.9%
2010 32.25 +1.7%
2011 32.35 +0.3%
2012 37.09 +14.6%
2013 31.86 -14.1%
2014 30.34 -4.8%
2015 31.65 +4.3%
2016 31.56 -0.3%
2017 31.66 +0.3%
2018 31.62 -0.1%
2019 32 +1.2%
2020 31.43 -1.8%
2021 31.8 +1.2%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 31.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.26, 85% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 31.8 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 34.67, 92% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.33 27.87 28.79 3
2000s 31.07 29.75 31.7 8
2010s 32.24 30.34 37.09 10
2020s 31.61 31.43 31.8 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 79 Bolivia 32.28 compare
  2. 80 India 32.21 compare
  3. 81 Dominican Republic 31.93 compare
  4. 83 Namibia 31.71 compare
  5. 84 Bangladesh 31.64 compare
  6. 85 Venezuela 31.42 compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age, above primary education in Ecuador?
Average age, above primary education in Ecuador was 31.8 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 37.09 in 2012.
What is the lowest average age, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 27.87 in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for average age, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 82nd out of 108 countries with data for 2021.
Is average age, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age, above primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average age, above primary education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,455 data points, 1970–2021
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