Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador

Ecuador: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. was 54.5% in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
54.5%
World rank
24th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54.5%
in 2010
All-time low
44.4%
in 1975
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 46 Incomplete and Completed Primary1965: 45.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary1970: 45 Incomplete and Completed Primary1975: 44.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1980: 46.4 Incomplete and Completed Primary1985: 46.3 Incomplete and Completed Primary1990: 45.9 Incomplete and Completed Primary1995: 48 Incomplete and Completed Primary2000: 50.6 Incomplete and Completed Primary2005: 52.1 Incomplete and Completed Primary2010: 54.5 Incomplete and Completed Primary

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.

Analysis

The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador is 54.5%, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador peaked at 54.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1975.

Ecuador ranks 24th 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 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary) in Ecuador, 1960 to 2010.
Year Incomplete and Completed Primary Change
1960 46.0%
1965 45.5% -1.0%
1970 45.0% -1.2%
1975 44.4% -1.4%
1980 46.4% +4.5%
1985 46.3% -0.3%
1990 45.9% -0.7%
1995 48.0% +4.6%
2000 50.6% +5.4%
2005 52.1% +2.9%
2010 54.5% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 45.8% 45.5% 46.0% 2
1970s 44.7% 44.4% 45.0% 2
1980s 46.3% 46.3% 46.4% 2
1990s 47.0% 45.9% 48.0% 2
2000s 51.4% 50.6% 52.1% 2
2010s 54.5% 54.5% 54.5% 1

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 21 Argentina 56.8% compare
  2. 22 Lithuania 55.4% compare
  3. 23 Colombia 55.0% compare
  4. 25 Chile 53.4% compare
  5. 26 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 52.3% compare
  6. 27 Panama 52.1% compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. in Ecuador was 54.5% 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 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 54.5% in 2010.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1975.
How does Ecuador rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling.?
Ecuador ranks 24th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)
Unit
Incomplete and Completed Primary
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Percentage of population age 75+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)