Ecuador vs Nigeria: Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index

Ecuador
1 index
in 2024
Nigeria
1 index
in 2024
Ecuador rank
23rd
Nigeria rank
23rd

Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index over time

  • Ecuador
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 1 index against 1 index in Nigeria, a difference of 0 index.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 96 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 1 index 0.7758 index 0.2266 index Ecuador
2010s 1 index 0.8405 index 0.1595 index Ecuador
2020s 1 index 0.945 index 0.06 index Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index, Ecuador or Nigeria?
Ecuador, at 1 index against 1 index in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index between Ecuador and Nigeria?
0 index, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nigeria?
7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Nigeria rank globally for literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index?
Ecuador ranks 23rd and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 96 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy levels among young people, adjusted gender parity index
Unit
index
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,081 data points, 1975–2024
Last refreshed

An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal basic literacy rates among young men and women aged 15–24. Values below 1 favor young men, and above 1 favor young women.