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

Latest (2017)
8.71
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
70th
of 91 countries
All-time high
8.71
in 2017
All-time low
3.74
in 1974
Years of data
14
1974–2017

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Ecuador, 1974–2017

024681974199520171974: 3.71982: 5.11990: 7.82007: 7.62008: 7.62009: 7.62010: 7.72011: 7.82012: 82013: 8.22014: 8.32015: 8.62016: 8.62017: 8.7

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

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Ecuador, 1974 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 67 Costa Rica 8.85 compare
  2. 68 Mexico 8.79 compare
  3. 69 Philippines 8.73 compare
  4. 71 Saint Lucia 8.67 compare
  5. 72 Paraguay 8.66 compare
  6. 73 Colombia 8.62 compare

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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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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/