School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Ecuador

Ecuador: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 15.51 years in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
15.51 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.51 years
in 2015
All-time low
7.47 years
in 1971
Years of data
9
1971–2015

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Ecuador, 1971–2015

0510151971199320151971: 7.5 years1972: 7.5 years1973: 8 years1979: 10.7 years1980: 11 years1984: 11.8 years1988: 12.2 years2012: 15.5 years2015: 15.5 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Ecuador is 15.51 years, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over five years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Ecuador peaked at 15.51 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 7.47 years, in 1971.

Ecuador ranks 57th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.43 years 7.47 years 10.74 years 4
1980s 11.65 years 10.98 years 12.19 years 3
2010s 15.51 years 15.5 years 15.51 years 2

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 54 Belarus 15.66 years compare
  2. 55 Antigua and Barbuda 15.66 years compare
  3. 56 Seychelles 15.59 years compare
  4. 58 Cyprus 15.43 years compare
  5. 59 Montenegro 15.43 years compare
  6. 60 Hungary 15.42 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Ecuador?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Ecuador was 15.51 years in 2015, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 15.51 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 7.47 years in 1971.
How does Ecuador rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
Ecuador ranks 57th out of 175 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Ecuador data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.