Ecuador vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female
Ecuador
94.3%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
97.5%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
42nd
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
39th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time
- Ecuador
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 97.5% against 94.3% in Ecuador, a difference of 3.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 42nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 39th of 88 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.6% | 51.2% | 25.4% | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 69.1% | 14.9% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 92.4% | 1.2% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 95.7% | 1.7% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 97.2% | 1.9% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Ecuador or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 97.5% against 94.3% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Ecuador and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 3.2%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Ecuador ranks 42nd and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 39th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release