Urban population, above primary education in Ecuador

Ecuador: Urban population, above primary education was 0.7% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.7%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
39th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2003
All-time low
0.7%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1994–2021

Urban population, above primary education in Ecuador, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.795 % of population with high education1998: 0.784 % of population with high education1999: 0.816 % of population with high education2000: 0.837 % of population with high education2003: 0.838 % of population with high education2004: 0.836 % of population with high education2005: 0.835 % of population with high education2006: 0.827 % of population with high education2007: 0.828 % of population with high education2008: 0.815 % of population with high education2009: 0.816 % of population with high education2010: 0.809 % of population with high education2011: 0.81 % of population with high education2012: 0.681 % of population with high education2013: 0.791 % of population with high education2014: 0.772 % of population with high education2015: 0.784 % of population with high education2016: 0.778 % of population with high education2017: 0.784 % of population with high education2018: 0.772 % of population with high education2019: 0.776 % of population with high education2020: 0.757 % of population with high education2021: 0.749 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 0.7% for urban population, above primary education in 2021.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Ecuador peaked at 0.8% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2012.

Ecuador ranks 39th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, above primary education in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Ecuador, 1994 to 2021.
Year % of population with high education Change
1994 0.8%
1998 0.8% -1.4%
1999 0.8% +4.1%
2000 0.8% +2.5%
2003 0.8% +0.2%
2004 0.8% -0.2%
2005 0.8% -0.2%
2006 0.8% -1.0%
2007 0.8% +0.1%
2008 0.8% -1.6%
2009 0.8% +0.1%
2010 0.8% -0.8%
2011 0.8% +0.1%
2012 0.7% -15.9%
2013 0.8% +16.2%
2014 0.8% -2.5%
2015 0.8% +1.6%
2016 0.8% -0.8%
2017 0.8% +0.8%
2018 0.8% -1.6%
2019 0.8% +0.6%
2020 0.8% -2.5%
2021 0.7% -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 3
2000s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 8
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 36 Senegal 0.8% compare
  2. 37 China 0.8% compare
  3. 38 Greece 0.8% compare
  4. 40 Honduras 0.7% compare
  5. 41 Belarus 0.7% compare
  6. 42 Norway 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Ecuador?
Urban population, above primary education in Ecuador was 0.7% in 2021, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2003.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2012.
How does Ecuador rank for urban population, above primary education?
Ecuador ranks 39th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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