Ecuador vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Literacy rate, youth male
Ecuador
98.8%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
81.3%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
33rd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Ecuador
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 98.8% against 81.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Ecuador has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.6% | 72.6% | 24.0% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 74.3% | 23.5% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 78.7% | 20.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 81.0% | 17.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Ecuador or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Ecuador, at 98.8% against 81.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.5%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Ecuador ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.