Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador

Ecuador: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 10.07 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
10.07
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
53rd
of 89 countries
All-time high
10.07
in 2021
All-time low
7.05
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador, 1994–2021

02.557.5101994200720211994: 71998: 7.91999: 7.92000: 8.52003: 8.52004: 8.62005: 8.72006: 8.72007: 8.82008: 8.82009: 8.92010: 92011: 9.22012: 9.42013: 9.42014: 9.42015: 9.72016: 9.72017: 9.82018: 9.62019: 9.72020: 9.82021: 10.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2021, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador stood at 10.07. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador peaked at 10.07 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.05, in 1994.

That places Ecuador 53rd out of 89 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1994 7.05
1998 7.87 +11.7%
1999 7.92 +0.6%
2000 8.54 +7.9%
2003 8.48 -0.7%
2004 8.61 +1.5%
2005 8.7 +1.0%
2006 8.75 +0.6%
2007 8.75 +0.0%
2008 8.79 +0.4%
2009 8.88 +1.1%
2010 9.03 +1.6%
2011 9.18 +1.7%
2012 9.36 +1.9%
2013 9.37 +0.1%
2014 9.35 -0.2%
2015 9.7 +3.8%
2016 9.69 -0.2%
2017 9.78 +1.0%
2018 9.65 -1.4%
2019 9.72 +0.8%
2020 9.77 +0.5%
2021 10.07 +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.61 7.05 7.92 3
2000s 8.69 8.48 8.88 8
2010s 9.48 9.03 9.78 10
2020s 9.92 9.77 10.07 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 50 Jordan 10.4 compare
  2. 51 Uruguay 10.33 compare
  3. 52 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.3 compare
  4. 54 Nigeria 10.04 compare
  5. 55 Portugal 9.96 compare
  6. 56 Mexico 9.95 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Ecuador was 10.07 in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 10.07 in 2021.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.05 in 1994.
How does Ecuador rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Ecuador ranks 53rd out of 89 countries with data for 2021.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,218 data points, 1970–2021
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