UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador
Ecuador: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 8.71 in 2017. ▲ Rising
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador, 1974–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador is 8.71, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador peaked at 8.71 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3.74, in 1974.
That places Ecuador 70th out of 91 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 3.74 | — |
| 1982 | 5.07 | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 7.83 | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 7.56 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 7.6 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.6 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 7.71 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.77 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.97 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 8.18 | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 8.26 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 8.62 | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 8.63 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.71 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.07 | 5.07 | 5.07 | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.83 | 7.83 | 7.83 | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.59 | 7.56 | 7.6 | 3 |
| 2010s | 8.23 | 7.71 | 8.71 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 67 Costa Rica 8.85 compare
- 68 Mexico 8.79 compare
- 69 Philippines 8.73 compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 8.67 compare
- 72 Paraguay 8.66 compare
- 73 Colombia 8.62 compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador?
- Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador was 8.71 in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 8.71 in 2017.
- What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.74 in 1974.
- How does Ecuador rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
- Ecuador ranks 70th out of 91 countries with data for 2017.
- Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/