Which has higher literacy, Ecuador or South Africa?

Ecuador, at 93.49 against 91.15 in South Africa as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?

10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.

Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ecuador

93.49

in 2024

South Africa

91.15

in 2024

Ecuador rank

43rd

South Africa rank

45th

Ecuador currently reports 93.49 against 91.15 in South Africa, a difference of 2.34.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 45th of 89 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.

Decade	Ecuador	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92.17	90.81	1.37	Ecuador
2010s	93.09	93.33	0.2383	South Africa
2020s	93.98	90.58	3.41	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher literacy, Ecuador or South Africa?: Ecuador, at 93.49 against 91.15 in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy between Ecuador and South Africa?: 2.34, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for literacy?: Ecuador ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 45th of 89 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Literacy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.