Ecuador vs UNICEF: Gulf Area: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
Ecuador
99.0%
in 2024
UNICEF: Gulf Area
99.6%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
32nd
UNICEF: Gulf Area rank
32nd
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- Ecuador
- UNICEF: Gulf Area
How they compare
UNICEF: Gulf Area currently reports 99.6% against 99.0% in Ecuador, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 32nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 32nd of 95 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and UNICEF: Gulf Area in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | UNICEF: Gulf Area | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.2% | 86.6% | 9.6% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 97.9% | 96.9% | 1.0% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 99.0% | 0.1% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.5% | 0.4% | UNICEF: Gulf Area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, Ecuador or UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area, at 99.6% against 99.0% in Ecuador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between Ecuador and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 0.6%, with UNICEF: Gulf Area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and UNICEF: Gulf Area rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- Ecuador ranks 32nd and UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 32nd of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). 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